CUFF CONFIGURATIONS FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE
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1. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
- 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, the stent including a plurality of struts;
a cuff coupled to a first group of the plurality of struts adjacent a top edge of the cuff and coupled to a second group of the plurality of struts adjacent a bottom edge of the cuff, the top edge being trimmed to closely follow the struts in the first group and the bottom edge being trimmed to closely follow the struts in the second group.
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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. The stent is formed of a plurality of struts. A cuff is coupled to the stent. The cuff has one or more features configured to reduce abrasion and/or perivalvular leakage.
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1. 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, the stent including a plurality of struts; a cuff coupled to a first group of the plurality of struts adjacent a top edge of the cuff and coupled to a second group of the plurality of struts adjacent a bottom edge of the cuff, the top edge being trimmed to closely follow the struts in the first group and the bottom edge being trimmed to closely follow the struts in the second group.
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