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Prosthetic valve with sealing members and methods of use thereof

  • US 10,441,413 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2016
  • Issued: 10/15/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/21/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A prosthetic valve comprising:

  • a radially expandable circumferential frame having an inner area and an outer surface;

    a valve structure attached to the inner area; and

    sealing members positioned around the frame and extending radially outward from the outer surface, each sealing member being a structure that is independent of and unconnected to a structure of any other sealing member, wherein each of the sealing members, upon implantation of the prosthetic valve, is rotationally aligned with a respective commissure of a valve in a patient, wherein each sealing member is configured to occlude a gap created between the outer surface and a respective commissure to prevent paravalvular leakage, wherein the number of sealing members matches the number of commissures.

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