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LEAFLET ABRASION MITIGATION

  • US 20150265401A1
  • Filed: 03/19/2015
  • Published: 09/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:

  • a stent extending in a longitudinal direction and having a plurality of commissure features;

    a valve assembly secured to the stent, the valve assembly including a cuff and a plurality of leaflets, each of the leaflets having a pair of attachment regions and a free edge extending between the attachment regions; and

    a deflection feature in an attachment region of a leaflet and configured and arranged to prevent the free edge of the leaflet from contacting at least one of the stent, the cuff and a calcium nodule.

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