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Heart valve assembly

  • US 9,782,256 B2
  • Filed: 04/27/2015
  • Issued: 10/10/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A heart valve assembly, comprising:

  • an anchor section having an annular ring of cells that are configured to define an annular concave belt having a peripheral inflow end and a peripheral outflow end, with an anchor neck region defined between the inflow end and the outflow end;

    a valve support section having a generally cylindrical body with a concave neck area provided adjacent an outflow end, wherein the anchor section and the valve support section are provided in separate pieces and coupled together when the concave neck area of the cylindrical body is inserted through the anchor section and the outflow end of the valve support section is coupled to the outflow end of the anchor section, and wherein the anchor neck region of the anchor section and the concave neck area of the valve support section overlap each other when the anchor section is coupled with the valve support section, forming a neck section of the heart valve assembly; and

    a leaflet assembly having a plurality of leaflets that are stitched to the cylindrical body and which are positioned on an inflow side of the neck section.

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