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Flexible heart valve and associated connecting band

  • US 20040148018A1
  • Filed: 12/05/2003
  • Published: 07/29/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:

  • a flexible stent having alternating inflow cusps and outflow commissures;

    a plurality of flexible leaflets attached to the stent so as to form a one-way valve within the stent; and

    a suture-permeable connecting band attached to the stent providing an interface between the valve and surrounding host tissue;

    wherein the connecting band conforms to the alternating stent cusps and commissures and defines an axial gap along the commissures opening in the inflow direction for enhancing freedom of movement of the stent cusps.

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