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Dry packaging for heart valve

Granted 16 Dec 2025 · no office action yet

Assignee: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

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Inventors: Vipul P. Rajpara, Martha Getaneh, Jason Seng-Che Lam, Sameer Dinmanishanker Upadhyaya +3 · Examiner: Justin C Dodson · AU 2936 · TC 2900

Application
29/866,412
filed 12 Sep 2022
Publication
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US D1106488
granted 16 Dec 2025

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a dry packaging for heart valve in a closed configuration;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 3 is a rear view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in an open configuration;

FIG. 9 is a left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in an open configuration;

FIG. 10 is a right side view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in an open configuration;

FIG. 11 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in an open configuration;

FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 1 in an open configuration.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a dry packaging for heart valve in a closed configuration;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 13 in an open configuration;

FIG. 15 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 13 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 16 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 13 in an open configuration;

FIG. 17 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 13 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 18 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 13 in an open configuration;

FIG. 19 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 13 in a closed configuration.

FIG. 20 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a dry packaging for heart valve in a closed configuration;

FIG. 21 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 20 in an open configuration;

FIG. 22 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 20 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 23 is a left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 20 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 24 is a right side view of the embodiment of FIG. 20 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 25 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 20 in an open configuration;

FIG. 26 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 20 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 27 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 20 in an open configuration;

FIG. 28 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 20 in a closed configuration.

FIG. 29 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a dry packaging for heart valve in a closed configuration;

FIG. 30 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 29 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 31 is a rear view of the embodiment of FIG. 29 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 32 is a left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 29 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 33 is a right side view of the embodiment of FIG. 29 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 34 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 29 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 35 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 29 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 36 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 29 in an open configuration;

FIG. 37 is a left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 29 in an open configuration;

FIG. 38 is a right side view of the embodiment of FIG. 29 in an open configuration;

FIG. 39 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 29 in an open configuration;

FIG. 40 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 29 in an open configuration.

FIG. 41 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a dry packaging for heart valve in a closed configuration;

FIG. 42 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 41 in an open configuration;

FIG. 43 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 41 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 44 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 41 in an open configuration;

FIG. 45 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 41 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 46 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 41 in an open configuration;

FIG. 47 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 41 in a closed configuration.

FIG. 48 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a dry packaging for heart valve in a closed configuration;

FIG. 49 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 48 in an open configuration;

FIG. 50 is a front view of embodiment of FIG. 48 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 51 is a left side view of embodiment of FIG. 48 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 52 is a right side view of embodiment of FIG. 48 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 53 is a top view of embodiment of FIG. 48 in an open configuration;

FIG. 54 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 48 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 55 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 48 in an open configuration;

FIG. 56 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 48 in a closed configuration.

FIG. 57 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a dry packaging for heart valve in a closed configuration;

FIG. 58 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 57 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 59 is a rear view of the embodiment of FIG. 57 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 60 is a left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 57 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 61 is a right side view of the embodiment of FIG. 57 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 62 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 57 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 63 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 57 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 64 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 57 in an open configuration;

FIG. 65 is a left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 57 in an open configuration;

FIG. 66 is a right side view of the embodiment of FIG. 57 in an open configuration;

FIG. 67 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 57 an open configuration;

FIG. 68 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 57 in an open configuration.

FIG. 69 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a dry packaging for heart valve in a closed configuration;

FIG. 70 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 69 in an open configuration;

FIG. 71 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 69 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 72 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 69 in an open configuration;

FIG. 73 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 69 in a closed configuration;

›FIG. 74 is a bottom view of the…

FIG. 74 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 69 in an open configuration;

FIG. 75 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 69 in a closed configuration.

FIG. 76 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a dry packaging for heart valve in a closed configuration;

FIG. 77 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 76 in an open configuration;

FIG. 78 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 76 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 79 is a left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 76 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 80 is a right side view of the embodiment of FIG. 76 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 81 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 76 in an open configuration;

FIG. 82 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 76 in a closed configuration.

FIG. 83 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 76 in an open configuration;

FIG. 84 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 76 in a closed configuration.

FIG. 85 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a dry packaging for heart valve in a closed configuration;

FIG. 86 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 85 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 87 is a rear view of the embodiment of FIG. 85 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 88 is a left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 85 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 89 is a right side view of the embodiment of FIG. 85 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 90 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 85 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 91 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 85 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 92 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 85 in an open configuration;

FIG. 93 is a left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 85 in an open configuration;

FIG. 94 is a right side view of the embodiment of FIG. 85 in an open configuration;

FIG. 95 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 85 in an open configuration;

FIG. 96 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 85 in an open configuration.

FIG. 97 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a dry packaging for heart valve in a closed configuration;

FIG. 98 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 97 in an open configuration;

FIG. 99 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 97 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 100 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 97 in an open configuration;

FIG. 101 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 97 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 102 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 97 in an open configuration;

FIG. 103 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 97 in a closed configuration.

FIG. 104 is a perspective view of another embodiment of a dry packaging for heart valve in a closed configuration;

FIG. 105 is a perspective view of the embodiment of FIG. 104 in an open configuration;

FIG. 106 is a front view of the embodiment of FIG. 104 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 107 is a left side view of the embodiment of FIG. 104 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 108 is a right side view of the embodiment of FIG. 104 in a closed configuration;

FIG. 109 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 104 in an open configuration;

FIG. 110 is a top view of the embodiment of FIG. 104 in a closed configuration.

FIG. 111 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 104 in an open configuration; and,

FIG. 112 is a bottom view of the embodiment of FIG. 104 in a closed configuration.

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