US Patent Issued to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES on May 27 for "Balloon cover for a delivery apparatus for an expandable prosthetic heart valve" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,310,843, issued on May 27, was assigned to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).

"Balloon cover for a delivery apparatus for an expandable prosthetic heart valve" was invented by Michael C. Murad (Lake Mathews, Calif.) and Michael R. Bialas (Lake Forest, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Balloon covers for a delivery apparatus for a prosthetic valve are disclosed. As one embodiment, a balloon cover includes first and second shell members that are configured to matingly engage with each other, each including a first portion defining a first cavity configured to receive a distal end portion of the delivery apparatus and at least...