Stented prosthetic heart valve
First Claim
1. A stented prosthetic heart valve comprising:
- a stent assembly including;
a stent post frame including a continuously formed rail forming a closed-curve shape defining a central longitudinal axis, the closed-curve shape including a plurality of circumferentially-spaced posts projecting from, and interposed between, cusp segments in a direction of the longitudinal axis,a stent post frame cloth covering encompassing the rail,a base frame configured to support the cusp segments of the stent post frame;
a valve leaflet assembly attached to the stent assembly and including a first leaflet clamped between a first one of the cusp segments and the base frame; and
a plurality of mounting members securing the first leaflet to the stent assembly, wherein each of the plurality of mounting members directly pass through the stent post frame cloth covering, the first leaflet, and the base frame,wherein the base frame includes a hub and a support wall, the support wall projecting transversely outwardly from the hub and defining a plurality of holes for receiving respective ones of the plurality of mounting members, andwherein the stent assembly further includes a base frame cloth covering encompassing the base frame.
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Abstract
A stented prosthetic heart valve including a stent assembly, a leaflet assembly, and mounting members. The stent assembly includes a stent post frame, a stent post frame covering, and a base frame. The stent post frame includes a continuous rail forming a closed-curved shape defining a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced posts projecting from cusp segments in a direction of the longitudinal axis. The cloth covering encompasses the rail. The base frame supports the cusp segments. The valve leaflet assembly is attached to the stent assembly, and includes a leaflet clamped between one of the cusp segments and the base frame. The mounting members each directly pass through the stent post frame cloth covering, the first leaflet and the base frame. The rail can have a constant cross-sectional shape with a major axis dimension that is greater than a minor axis dimension.
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1. A stented prosthetic heart valve comprising:
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a stent assembly including; a stent post frame including a continuously formed rail forming a closed-curve shape defining a central longitudinal axis, the closed-curve shape including a plurality of circumferentially-spaced posts projecting from, and interposed between, cusp segments in a direction of the longitudinal axis, a stent post frame cloth covering encompassing the rail, a base frame configured to support the cusp segments of the stent post frame; a valve leaflet assembly attached to the stent assembly and including a first leaflet clamped between a first one of the cusp segments and the base frame; and a plurality of mounting members securing the first leaflet to the stent assembly, wherein each of the plurality of mounting members directly pass through the stent post frame cloth covering, the first leaflet, and the base frame, wherein the base frame includes a hub and a support wall, the support wall projecting transversely outwardly from the hub and defining a plurality of holes for receiving respective ones of the plurality of mounting members, and wherein the stent assembly further includes a base frame cloth covering encompassing the base frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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