Prosthetic heart valves with flexible post geometry
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1. A prosthetic heart valve comprising:
- 1) an annular valve body comprising a flexible material, said valve body having A) a circumference and a plurality of valve body posts spaced around said circumference, each of said valve body posts having first and second ends, each of said first ends comprising a body post apex, B) an attachment curve coupling each pair of adjacent body post apices, and C) a plurality of flexible leaflets, each leaflet being coupled to an attachment curve; and
2) a stent coupled to the valve body, said stent comprising a plurality of flexible stent post members, each of said stent post members being coupled to a valve body post and having first and second ends, a pair of opposite sides, and a uniform cross-section, A) each of said first ends comprising an arcuate stent post apex interconnecting the opposite sides, B) each of said second ends being open, C) each said pair of opposite sides being spaced apart by a first distance adjacent the apex and a second distance, less than the first distance, adjacent the second end.
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Abstract
A stent includes an elongated stent member having a plurality of post members. Each post member includes a pair of opposite sides. A first end of each post member includes an arcuate apex interconnecting the opposite sides. A second end of each post member has an open end. The opposite sides are angled to converge toward each other at the second end. The second end of each post member is connected to an adjacent post member by a stent portion. Each opposite side and each stent portion converge at an angle of less than 90°. The opposite sides are angled to converge toward each other at the second end.
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1. A prosthetic heart valve comprising:
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1) an annular valve body comprising a flexible material, said valve body having A) a circumference and a plurality of valve body posts spaced around said circumference, each of said valve body posts having first and second ends, each of said first ends comprising a body post apex, B) an attachment curve coupling each pair of adjacent body post apices, and C) a plurality of flexible leaflets, each leaflet being coupled to an attachment curve; and
2) a stent coupled to the valve body, said stent comprising a plurality of flexible stent post members, each of said stent post members being coupled to a valve body post and having first and second ends, a pair of opposite sides, and a uniform cross-section, A) each of said first ends comprising an arcuate stent post apex interconnecting the opposite sides, B) each of said second ends being open, C) each said pair of opposite sides being spaced apart by a first distance adjacent the apex and a second distance, less than the first distance, adjacent the second end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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