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Transcatheter stent and valve assembly

  • US 10,610,357 B2
  • Filed: 10/10/2017
  • Issued: 04/07/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A transcatheter stent comprising:

  • a stent having a first annular row of a plurality of chevron shaped structures, and a second annular row of a plurality of chevron shaped structures;

    wherein the plurality of chevron shaped structures of the first and second annular rows oppose each other when the stent is in a collapsed configuration and when the stent is in an expanded configuration, and wherein the plurality of chevron shaped structures of the first and second annular rows each have a first V-shaped structure having a proximal median vertex, a second V-shaped structure having a distal median vertex, and the first and second V-shaped structures are connected by a pair of lateral edges to form a closed polygon,the stent having an inner surface and an outer surface; and

    a valve attached to the inner surface of the stent at a plurality of attachment points, wherein at least one attachment point of the plurality of attachment points is at the proximal median vertex or the distal median vertex of the first annular row, and wherein at least one attachment point of the plurality of attachment points is at the proximal median vertex or the distal median vertex of the second annular row.

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