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BOWED RUNNERS AND CORRESPONDING VALVE ASSEMBLIES FOR PARAVALVULAR LEAK PROTECTION

  • US 20160361160A1
  • Filed: 02/12/2015
  • Published: 12/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A prosthetic heart valve for replacing a native valve, comprising;

  • a stent extending between a proximal end and a distal end and including a plurality of struts forming cells, the stent having a collapsed condition and an expanded condition;

    at least one runner coupled to a cell, the at least one runner being configured to transition from a first configuration to a second configuration when the stent moves from the collapsed condition to the expanded condition, the at least one runner projecting radially outwardly from the cell in the second configuration; and

    a valve assembly disposed within the stent, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets, a cuff at least partially disposed on a luminal surface of the stent, and a covering material disposed on an abluminal surface of the stent and covering the at least one runner in the second configuration.

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