Patent SG-11201909683Y-A (SG)
Title: Delivery apparatus for a prosthetic heart valve
Inventor: COHEN OREN
IPC: A61B17/00
Filed: 2018-04-24
Abstract: FIG168 160 142 144 172 154 170 158 14 76 188 (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 01 November 2018 (01.11.2018) WIPO I PCT 0111111010 0111 °nolo oloionsim om Imo oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/200531 Al (51) International Patent Classification: A61F 2/24 (2006.01) A61B 17/00 (2006.01) A61B 17/34 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2018/029150 (22) International Filing Date: 24 April 2018 (24.04.2018) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/490,210 26 April 2017 (26.04.2017) US 15/959,623 23 April 2018 (23.04.2018) US (71) Applicant: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPO- RATION [US/US]; One Edwards Way, Irvine, CA 92614 (US). (72) Inventors: COHEN, Oren; Edwards Lifesciences, One Edwards Way, Legal Department, Irvine, CA 92614 (US). WITZMAN, Ofir; Edwards Lifesciences, One Edwards Way, Legal Department, Irvine, CA 92614 (US). (74) Agent: GERMAN, Joel, B. et al.; Edwards Lifesciences, One Edwards Way, Irvine, CA 92614 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) — (54) Title: DELIVERY APPARATUS FOR A PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE to O O 00 O O (57) : In one embodiment, a delivery apparatus handle, such as for a mechanical heart valve frame can comprise an actuation knob with a toggle mechanism that can toggle the actuation knob from a first state in which the actuation knob is operable to cause the linear or rotational movement of multiple elements or sets of elements, such as tubes that are attached to, e.g., a mechanical heart valve frame to cause expansion or collapsing of the frame, to a second state in which only a single element or set of elements is moved, allowing for additional operations, such as, e.g., locking the frame and/or releasing it from the delivery apparatus.