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PROSTHETIC VALVE FOR CATHETER DELIVERY

  • US 20120041551A1
  • Filed: 10/25/2011
  • Published: 02/16/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A prosthetic valve assembly for use in replacing a deficient native valve, the valve assembly comprising:

  • a valve having a base, a plurality of leaflets and commis sure points;

    a valve support comprising a plurality of expandable cells and a plurality of longitudinal bars, the valve support configured to be collapsible for transluminal delivery and expandable to contact the anatomical annulus of the native valve when the assembly is positioned in situ, said valve support supporting the base, wherein the commissure points of the valve are secured at the longitudinal bars and adjacent one or more of the expandable cells, and wherein the longitudinal bars of the valve support further comprise a plurality of holes, wherein the plurality of leaflets are secured to the longitudinal bars via suture lines passing through the plurality of holes.

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