SEALING STRUCTURE FOR HEART VALVE IMPLANTS
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Abstract
A heart valve implant comprising a supporting stent, a heart valve element, and a skirt, The skirt includes or is formed of at least one molded body, wherein the molded body is made of dried treated bacterial cellulose that has a swelling capacity that is greater than untreated bacterial cellulose of the same type.
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15 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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- 4. A heart valve implant comprising a supporting stent, a heart valve element, and a skirt, wherein the skirt comprises or is formed of at least one molded body, wherein the molded body is made of dried treated bacterial cellulose that has a a swelling capacity that is greater than untreated bacterial cellulose of the same type.
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11. The heart valve implant according to claim 11, wherein the borders of the molded body run at least partly on the stent struts of the supporting stent.
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