Stents for prosthetic heart valves and methods of making same
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1. A method of forming a tubular stent having a single-piece construction, comprising the steps of:
- providing a generally flat stent blank comprising;
a solid ring having a central opening;
a plurality of shaped members extending outwardly from the ring; and
a plurality of sinusoidal structures each having a plurality of peaks and valleys, wherein each sinusoidal structure extends radially outward from the ring and extends between adjacent shaped members; and
applying heat to the stent blank while bending each of the shaped members upwardly along a bend line toward a central longitudinal axis that extends through a central point of the ring.
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Abstract
A single piece stent construction having a plurality of commissure posts, each of which extends upwardly from a solid ring along a bend line and generally along a central longitudinal axis of the stent.
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1. A method of forming a tubular stent having a single-piece construction, comprising the steps of:
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providing a generally flat stent blank comprising; a solid ring having a central opening; a plurality of shaped members extending outwardly from the ring; and a plurality of sinusoidal structures each having a plurality of peaks and valleys, wherein each sinusoidal structure extends radially outward from the ring and extends between adjacent shaped members; and applying heat to the stent blank while bending each of the shaped members upwardly along a bend line toward a central longitudinal axis that extends through a central point of the ring. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of forming a tubular stent having a single-piece construction, comprising the steps of:
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providing a generally flat stent blank comprising; a solid ring having a central opening; a plurality of shaped members extending outwardly from the ring; a plurality of sinusoidal structures each having a plurality of peaks and valleys, wherein each sinusoidal structure is spaced outwardly from the ring and extends between adjacent shaped members; and a plurality of support members, wherein each support member extends radially outward from the ring to a valley of a sinusoidal structure; and applying heat to the stent blank while bending each of the shaped members and the support members upwardly along a bend line toward a central longitudinal axis that extends through a central point of the ring. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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