EXPANSION AND LOCKING ASSEMBLIES WITH INTERTWINED WIRES

The present invention is directed toward prosthetic heart valves that include an expandable frame provided with expansion and locking assemblies, which can be kept in a locked state by a twist formed along a portion of a wire of each expansion and locking assemblies. The present invention is further...

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Zusammenfassung:The present invention is directed toward prosthetic heart valves that include an expandable frame provided with expansion and locking assemblies, which can be kept in a locked state by a twist formed along a portion of a wire of each expansion and locking assemblies. The present invention is further directed toward delivery assemblies that include actuation assemblies configured to actuate the expansion and locking assemblies, and to methods of utilizing the actuation assemblies and the expansion and locking assemblies.