Prosthetic heart valve assemblies
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1. A prosthetic heart valve assembly comprising:
- at least two leaflets configured to replace the function of a native heart valve, each leaflet comprising biological tissue having at least two layers, each leaflet having a coaptation edge, the at least two layers of each leaflet being fused together along a length of the coaptation edge, and tissue adjacent each coaptation edge not having thermal energy damage.
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Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve assembly comprises a plurality of leaflets configured to replace the function of a native heart valve. Each leaflet comprises laminar pericardium tissue. Each leaflet has a coaptation edge formed by laser cutting. The tissue layers of each leaflet are fused together along an entire length of the coaptation edge, and tissue adjacent each coaptation edge does not have significant thermal energy damage.
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1. A prosthetic heart valve assembly comprising:
at least two leaflets configured to replace the function of a native heart valve, each leaflet comprising biological tissue having at least two layers, each leaflet having a coaptation edge, the at least two layers of each leaflet being fused together along a length of the coaptation edge, and tissue adjacent each coaptation edge not having thermal energy damage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A prosthetic heart valve assembly comprising:
a plurality of leaflets configured to replace the function of a native heart valve, each leaflet comprising laminar pericardium tissue, each leaflet having a coaptation edge formed by laser cutting, tissue layers of each leaflet being fused together along an entire length of the coaptation edge, and tissue adjacent each coaptation edge not having thermal energy damage. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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