BIOPROSTHETIC TISSUE FOR USE IN A PROSTHETIC VALVE
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1. A conditioned bioprosthetic tissue, comprising:
- a sheet of bioprosthetic tissue having a first major surface and a second major surface, wherein the first major surface has a pattern including at least one depressed region and areas of relief adjacent to the at least one depressed region, wherein the at least one depressed region has a first tissue density that is greater than a second tissue density of the areas of relief.
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Abstract
Conditioned bioprosthetic tissues for forming prosthetic valves including a sheet of bioprosthetic tissue having a first major surface and a second major surface. The first major surface has a pattern including at least one depressed region and areas of relief adjacent to the at least one depressed region. The at least one depressed region has a first tissue density that is greater than a second tissue density of the areas of relief.
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1. A conditioned bioprosthetic tissue, comprising:
a sheet of bioprosthetic tissue having a first major surface and a second major surface, wherein the first major surface has a pattern including at least one depressed region and areas of relief adjacent to the at least one depressed region, wherein the at least one depressed region has a first tissue density that is greater than a second tissue density of the areas of relief. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A prosthetic valve, comprising:
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an expandable frame; and a valve member including one or more patterned leaflets, the patterned leaflets comprising a first bioprosthetic tissue having a first major surface and a second major surface, wherein the first major surface has a pattern including at least one depressed region and areas of relief adjacent to the at least one depressed region, wherein the at least one depressed region has a first tissue density that is greater than a second tissue density of the areas of relief. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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