Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
FLEX SENSORS FOR MEASURING REAL-TIME VALVE DIAMETER DURING PROCEDURE

Abstract:

A delivery assembly constituted of: a prosthetic valve comprising a plurality of intersecting struts, and a delivery apparatus comprising: a handle; a delivery shaft extending distally from the handle; and a flex sensing assembly, comprising: at least one flex sensor coupled to at least one of the plurality of struts; and a control unit in communication with the at least one flex sensor, wherein the prosthetic valve is movable between a radially compressed configuration and a radially expanded configuration, and wherein, responsive to an output of the at least one flex sensor, the control unit is configured to generate a signal indicative of a diameter of the prosthetic valve.