Prosthetic heart valve including stent structure and tissue leaflets, and related methods
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1. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
- an annular stent having an inner side, an outer side, an inflow edge and an outflow edge, the inflow edge having a scalloped shape and the outflow edge including annularly spaced commissure portions, each commissure portion including a tip;
a first fabric cover over each tip, the first fabric cover not extending to a remainder of the annular stent;
a second fabric cover that extends over the first fabric cover and the remainder of the annular stent;
a first tissue membrane covering the first fabric cover and the second fabric cover; and
a second tissue membrane that surrounds the first tissue membrane on the outer side of the stent, the first fabric cover and the second fabric cover.
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Abstract
A method of making a prosthetic heart valve may include providing an annular stent having a plurality of annularly spaced commissure portions having tips, covering each of the tips with a first fabric cover, covering the first fabric covers and the remainder of the stent with a second fabric cover, covering the second fabric cover with a first tissue membrane, and covering the outside of the first tissue membrane with a second tissue membrane, the second tissue membrane forming leaflet portions that extend inwardly between the commissure portions.
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17 Claims
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1. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
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an annular stent having an inner side, an outer side, an inflow edge and an outflow edge, the inflow edge having a scalloped shape and the outflow edge including annularly spaced commissure portions, each commissure portion including a tip; a first fabric cover over each tip, the first fabric cover not extending to a remainder of the annular stent; a second fabric cover that extends over the first fabric cover and the remainder of the annular stent; a first tissue membrane covering the first fabric cover and the second fabric cover; and a second tissue membrane that surrounds the first tissue membrane on the outer side of the stent, the first fabric cover and the second fabric cover. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
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an annular stent having an inner side, an outer side, an inflow edge and an outflow edge, the outflow edge including annularly spaced commissure portions, each commissure portion including a tip; a sewing cuff positioned adjacent the inflow edge of the stent; a first fabric cover over each tip, the first fabric cover not extending to a remainder of the annular stent; a second fabric cover that extends over the first fabric cover, the remainder of the annular stent, and the sewing cuff; a first tissue member covering the first fabric cover and the second fabric cover; and a second tissue membrane that surrounds the first tissue membrane on the outer side of the stent in a region between the sewing cuff and the outflow edge of the stent. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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