Patent ID: 11931251
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A delivery apparatus comprising:
a first shaft configured to rotate around a central longitudinal axis of the delivery apparatus to rotationally align a prosthetic valve mounted on the delivery apparatus with native anatomy at a target implantation site;
a second shaft extending through the first shaft and having a distal end portion extending distally beyond a distal end portion of the first shaft;
an inflatable balloon coupled to the distal end portion of the first shaft; and
a third shaft surrounding the first shaft, wherein the first shaft is configured to rotate within the third shaft, wherein the first shaft and third shaft are configured to translate axially relative to one another, and wherein the third shaft includes a distal tip portion including a plurality of internal helical expansion grooves and a plurality of external helical expansion grooves that are configured to allow the distal tip portion to flex radially outward.