Stents for prosthetic heart valves
First Claim
1. A stented valve comprising:
- a stent structure comprising a plurality of wires and multiple commissure attachment structures;
a valve structure comprising a plurality of leaflets; and
at least one slot bar for securing the plurality of leaflets to the commissure attachment structures, the slot bar disposed exterior to the stent structure and secured to the stent structure, the at least one slot bar comprising a longitudinal slot extending along a portion of its length;
wherein a first leaflet and a second leaflet of the plurality of leaflets extend though a slot in the stent structure, through the longitudinal slot of the slot bar, and are secured to the slot bar.
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Abstract
A stented valve including a stent structure including a generally tubular body portion having a first end, a second end, an interior area, a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of vertical wires extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis around a periphery of the body portion, wherein the plurality of vertical wires includes multiple commissure wires and at least one structural wire positioned between adjacent commissure wires, and a plurality of V-shaped wire structures having a first end, a second end, and a peak between the first and second ends, wherein a first end of each V-shaped structure extends from a first vertical wire and a second end of each V-shaped structure extends from a second vertical wire that is adjacent to the first vertical wire, wherein each V-shaped structure is oriented so that its peak is facing in the same direction relative to the first and second ends of the body portion, and a valve structure including a plurality of leaflets attached to the stent structure within the tubular body portion.
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1. A stented valve comprising:
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a stent structure comprising a plurality of wires and multiple commissure attachment structures; a valve structure comprising a plurality of leaflets; and at least one slot bar for securing the plurality of leaflets to the commissure attachment structures, the slot bar disposed exterior to the stent structure and secured to the stent structure, the at least one slot bar comprising a longitudinal slot extending along a portion of its length; wherein a first leaflet and a second leaflet of the plurality of leaflets extend though a slot in the stent structure, through the longitudinal slot of the slot bar, and are secured to the slot bar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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