Stents For Prosthetic Heart Valves
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Abstract
A stented valve including a stent structure having a generally tubular body portion, an interior area, a longitudinal axis, an first end, an second end, and an outer surface; at least one outflow barb extending from the outer surface of the stent adjacent to the first end of the stent structure and toward the second end of the stent structure; at least one inflow barb extending from the outer surface of the stent adjacent to the second end of the stent structure and toward the first end of the stent structure; and a valve structure attached within the interior area of the stent structure.
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Citations
36 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. A stented valve comprising:
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a stent structure comprising a generally tubular body portion, an interior area, a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end, and an outer surface, the outer surface of the stent structure comprising a concave saddle area between the first and second ends; at least one outflow barb extending from the outer surface of the stent structure adjacent to the first end of the stent structure and toward the second end of the stent structure; at least one inflow barb extending from the outer surface of the stent structure adjacent to the second end of the stent structure and toward the first end of the stent structure, wherein the outflow and inflow barbs extend over at least a portion of the concave saddle area of the stent structure; and a valve structure attached within the interior area of the stent structure, the valve structure comprising a plurality of leaflets. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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