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Prosthetic valve for transluminal delivery

  • US 8,721,708 B2
  • Filed: 09/23/2011
  • Issued: 05/13/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A prosthetic valve assembly, the valve assembly comprising:

  • a valve having a plurality of leaflets and commissure points; and

    a valve support including a first zone and a second zone, the first zone being formed of a radially repeating shape of a first size and the second zone being formed of a radially repeating shape of a second size,wherein the shape of the first size is smaller than the shape of the second size such that the radial expansion force in the first zone is greater than the radial expansion force in the second zone, andwherein the valve longitudinally spans the first zone and the second zone.

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