Edwards Lifesciences was granted a patent for prosthetic heart valve leaflets

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  "detected_at": "2026-10-29T23:52:22+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Edwards Lifesciences",
    "domain": "edwards.com"
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      "Intellectual Property",
      "Research & Development",
      "Healthcare Technology",
      "Bioengineering"
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    "detail": "In October 2026 Edwards Lifesciences patented a compressible replacement heart valve for catheter-based implantation in patients needing valve repair or replacement.",
    "summary": "Edwards Lifesciences was granted a patent for prosthetic heart valve leaflets",
    "event_at": "2026-10-27",
    "inventors": [
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        "name": "Ziv Yohanan",
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    "grant_date": "2026-10-27",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12773312",
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    "patent_title": "Prosthetic heart valve leaflet assemblies and methods",
    "patent_number": "US12773312",
    "uspto_assignee": "Edwards Lifesciences Corporation",
    "patent_abstract": "A prosthetic heart valve comprises an annular frame comprising a plurality of interconnected struts, wherein the frame is radially compressible and expandable between a radially compressed state and a radially expanded state. A plurality of leaflets are situated within the frame, each leaflet comprising a main body, two opposing commissure tabs arranged on opposite sides of the main body and two opposing sub-commissure tabs arranged on opposite sides of the main body. Each commissure tab of a leaflet is paired with an adjacent commissure tab of an adjacent leaflet to form a commissure that is coupled to the frame. Each sub-commissure tab is paired with an adjacent sub-commissure tab of an adjacent leaflet and connected thereto, wherein each pair of sub-commissure tabs extends radially inwardly relative to the frame.",
    "precision_class": "structural",
    "invention_explanation": "A collapsible valve uses specially shaped leaflets with multiple attachment tabs inside an expandable metal frame to control blood flow after implantation.",
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      "prosthetic heart valves",
      "transcatheter implantation",
      "medical devices"
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