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Leaflet abrasion mitigation in prosthetic heart valves

  • US 10,226,332 B2
  • Filed: 04/13/2015
  • Issued: 03/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:

  • a stent extending in a longitudinal direction, the stent including a plurality of struts forming cells, the cells being connected to one another in a plurality of annular rows around the stent, the stent further including a plurality of commissure features spaced apart in an annular direction of the stent, each cell having a width in the annular direction, the stent having a collapsed condition and an expanded condition;

    a valve assembly secured to the stent, the valve assembly including a cuff and a plurality of leaflets, each of the leaflets having a free edge and being capable of alternating between an open position and a closed position; and

    a plurality of discrete buffers coupled to the stent in a predetermined one of the annular rows, each of the buffers being located between a respective pair of the commissure features so that each of the buffers is circumferentially spaced apart from an adjacent one of the buffers by at least the width of one of the cells.

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