COLLAPSIBLE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES
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Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and an aortic section adjacent the distal end, a plurality of commissure features disposed on the stent, and a collapsible and expandable valve assembly, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets connected to the plurality of commissure features. Each commissure feature includes a body having a proximal end a distal end, and a plurality of eyelets arranged in at least two rows and at least two columns for attaching the body to the plurality of leaflets.
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23 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
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a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and an aortic section adjacent the distal end; a plurality of commissure features disposed on the stent; and a collapsible and expandable valve assembly, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets connected to the plurality of commissure features; each commissure feature including a body having a proximal end a distal end, and a plurality of eyelets arranged in at least two rows and at least two columns for attaching the body to the plurality of leaflets. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
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a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and an aortic section adjacent the distal end; a plurality of commissure features disposed on the stent; and a collapsible and expandable valve assembly, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets connected to the plurality of commissure features; each commissure feature including a substantially Y-shaped body having a base and two arms, and a plurality of eyelets disposed on the body for attaching the body to the plurality of leaflets. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
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a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and an aortic section adjacent the distal end; a plurality of commissure features disposed on the stent; and a collapsible and expandable valve assembly, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets connected to the plurality of commissure features; each commissure feature including a body extending between a proximal end and a distal end and having two flexing posts substantially parallel to one another and forming a vertical slot therebetween when the stent is in a collapsed condition, the two flexing posts being coupled to one another, and a plurality of eyelets disposed on the body for attaching the body to the plurality of leaflets. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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Specification