ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,472,058, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES Corp. (Irvine, Calif.).
"Skirt assembly for implantable prosthetic valve" was invented by Tamir S. Levi (Zikhron Yaakov, Israel) and Yair A. Neumann (Moshav Sede Varburg, Israel).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Embodiments of an implantable prosthetic valve are disclosed. The valve can have an annular frame having a plurality of frame members and a skirt assembly. The skirt assembly can include a laminate having a fabric layer sandwiched between a first covering member and a second covering member. At least one surface of the fabric layer can be exposed at one or more windows...