Prosthetic heart valve stent utilizing mounting clips
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1. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
- a stent having an inflow ring and a plurality of posts, each post extending from the ring to a post tip;
biocompatible leaflet material extending over the stent and substantially conforming to a profile of the stent, the material including a plurality of portions each of which extends adjacent a post tip; and
a clip having a shape generally conforming around one of the plurality of posts to clamp one of the portions of the material to the one of the plurality of posts.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a prosthetic heart valve having a stent and a piece of biocompatible material. The stent includes an inflow ring and a plurality of posts, each post extending from the ring to a post tip. The piece of material extends over the stent and substantially conforms to a profile of the stent. The piece of material includes a portion which extends adjacent a post tip. A clip is provided which has a shape generally conforming to the post tip to thereby clamp the portion of the piece of material to the post tip.
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1. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
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a stent having an inflow ring and a plurality of posts, each post extending from the ring to a post tip; biocompatible leaflet material extending over the stent and substantially conforming to a profile of the stent, the material including a plurality of portions each of which extends adjacent a post tip; and a clip having a shape generally conforming around one of the plurality of posts to clamp one of the portions of the material to the one of the plurality of posts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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