Stents for prosthetic heart valves
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1. A prosthetic valve comprising:
- a stent structure comprising,an inflow portion including a first row of cells having twelve crowns at an inflow end of stent structure and a second row of cells adjacent the first row of cells in a downstream direction,a plurality of commissure posts extending in a downstream direction from a downstream end of the second row of cells, andan outflow portion extending from a downstream end of the plurality of commissure posts, wherein the outflow portion defines a downstream end of the stent structure with six crowns; and
a valve structure attached the commissure posts.
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Abstract
A stented valve including a generally tubular stent structure that has a longitudinal axis, first and second opposite ends, a plurality of commissure support structures spaced from the first and second ends and extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis, at least one structural wire positioned between each two adjacent commissure support structures, and at least one wing portion extending from two adjacent commissure support structures and toward one of the first and second ends of the stent structure. The stewed valve further includes a valve structure attached within the generally tubular stent structure to the commissure support structures.
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1. A prosthetic valve comprising:
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a stent structure comprising, an inflow portion including a first row of cells having twelve crowns at an inflow end of stent structure and a second row of cells adjacent the first row of cells in a downstream direction, a plurality of commissure posts extending in a downstream direction from a downstream end of the second row of cells, and an outflow portion extending from a downstream end of the plurality of commissure posts, wherein the outflow portion defines a downstream end of the stent structure with six crowns; and a valve structure attached the commissure posts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A prosthetic valve comprising:
a stent structure comprising, an inflow portion including a first row of cells having twelve crowns at an inflow end of stent structure, a second row of cells adjacent the first row of cells in a downstream direction, and a third row of cells adjacent the second row of cells in a downstream direction, a plurality of commissure posts extending in a downstream direction from a downstream end of the third row of cells, and an outflow portion extending from a downstream end of the plurality of commissure posts, wherein the outflow portion defines a downstream end of the stent structure with six crowns; and a valve structure attached the commissure posts. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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