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PARAVALVULAR LEAK DETECTION, SEALING AND PREVENTION

  • US 20070293944A1
  • Filed: 08/29/2007
  • Published: 12/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A prosthetic valve assembly for placement in a body vessel and sealing of a paravalvular leak, the valve assembly comprising:

  • a prosthetic valve;

    a peripheral wall having an inner surface configured to support the prosthetic valve and an outer surface configured to abut the body vessel and secure the peripheral wall therein;

    a seal extending outward from at least a portion of the outer surface of the peripheral wall, the seal configured for expansion, after implantation of the peripheral wall in the body vessel, to seal the paravalvular leak between the peripheral wall and the body vessel.

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