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Two-stage collapsible/expandable prosthetic heart valves and anchoring systems

  • US 9,603,705 B2
  • Filed: 10/15/2014
  • Issued: 03/28/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A prosthetic valve, comprising:

  • a stent including a first stent section separable from a second stent section, the second stent section being adapted for engagement with the first stent section in assembled relationship, the stent having an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the stent in the expanded configuration having a longitudinal axis, an inflow end and an outflow end, a first portion of the stent adjacent the inflow end tapering outwardly in a direction toward the inflow end, and a second portion of the stent between the first portion and the outflow end bulging radially outwardly; and

    a valve assembly supported by the stent.

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