Collapsible prosthetic heart valves
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1. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
- a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and an aortic section adjacent the distal end;
a plurality of commissure features disposed on the stent; and
a collapsible and expandable valve assembly, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets connected to the plurality of commissure features;
each commissure feature including a body having a proximal end a distal end, and a plurality of eyelets arranged in at least two rows and at least two columns for attaching the body to the plurality of leaflets, wherein each of the plurality of commissure features includes at least three rows of eyelets disposed on the body.
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Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and an aortic section adjacent the distal end, a plurality of commissure features disposed on the stent, and a collapsible and expandable valve assembly, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets connected to the plurality of commissure features. Each commissure feature includes a body having a proximal end a distal end, and a plurality of eyelets arranged in at least two rows and at least two columns for attaching the body to the plurality of leaflets.
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1. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
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a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and an aortic section adjacent the distal end; a plurality of commissure features disposed on the stent; and a collapsible and expandable valve assembly, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets connected to the plurality of commissure features; each commissure feature including a body having a proximal end a distal end, and a plurality of eyelets arranged in at least two rows and at least two columns for attaching the body to the plurality of leaflets, wherein each of the plurality of commissure features includes at least three rows of eyelets disposed on the body.
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2. A prosthetic heart valve comprising:
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a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and an aortic section adjacent the distal end; a plurality of commissure features disposed on the stent; and a collapsible and expandable valve assembly, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets connected to the plurality of commissure features; each commissure feature including a body having a proximal end a distal end, and a plurality of eyelets arranged in at least two rows and at least two columns for attaching the body to the plurality of leaflets, wherein each of the plurality of commissure features includes a body that is substantially rectangular. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A prosthetic heart valve comprising:
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a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and an aortic section adjacent the distal end; a plurality of commissure features disposed on the stent; and a collapsible and expandable valve assembly, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets connected to the plurality of commissure features; each commissure feature including a body having a proximal end a distal end, and a plurality of eyelets arranged in at least two rows and at least two columns for attaching the body to the plurality of leaflets, wherein each commissure feature includes at least one elongated eyelet.
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8. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
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a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and an aortic section adjacent the distal end; a plurality of commissure features disposed on the stent; and a collapsible and expandable valve assembly, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets connected to the plurality of commissure features; each commissure feature including a body extending between a proximal end and a distal end and having two flexing posts substantially parallel to one another and forming a vertical slot therebetween when the stent is in a collapsed condition, the two flexing posts being coupled to one another, and a plurality of eyelets disposed on the body for attaching the body to the plurality of leaflets, wherein the two flexing posts are coupled together at an apex near the distal end of the body. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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