US Patent:
20200289257, Sep 17, 2020
Inventors:
- Irvine CA, US
Da-Yu Chang - Irvine CA, US
Cindy Woo - Costa Mesa CA, US
Lynn T. Dang - Huntington Beach CA, US
Javier A. Sanguinetti - Irvine CA, US
Alexander H. Siemons - Yorba Linda CA, US
Yaron Keidar - Kiryat Ono, IL
Virginia Qi Lin - Costa Mesa CA, US
Brian S. Conklin - Orange CA, US
International Classification:
A61F 2/24
A61B 5/026
A61B 5/00
Abstract:
Sensor-integrated prosthetic valves that can comprise a variety of features, including a plurality of valve leaflets, a frame assembly configured to support the plurality of valve leaflets and define a plurality of commissure supports terminating at an outflow end of the prosthetic valve, a sensor device associated with the frame assembly and configured to generate a sensor signal, for example, a sensor signal indicating deflection of one or more of the plurality of commissure supports, and a transmitter assembly configured to receive the sensor signal from the sensor device and wirelessly transmit a transmission signal that is based at least in part on the sensor signal.