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PARAVALVULAR LEAK PROTECTION

  • US 20140277424A1
  • Filed: 03/12/2013
  • Published: 09/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:

  • a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end and a distal end;

    a cuff coupled to the stent;

    a valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets coupled to at least one of the stent or the cuff; and

    a conformable band having an inner surface disposed near the perimeter of the stent adjacent the plurality of leaflets and an outer surface adapted for contacting body tissue, the conformable band being configured to seal the valve assembly against leakage by filling gaps between the prosthetic heart valve and the body tissue.

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