Prosthetic Valve for Transluminal Delivery
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Abstract
A prosthetic valve comprises a valve assembly having a base, a plurality of leaflets, and commissures. The valve also comprises a support stent having a plurality of expandable cells and a plurality of longitudinal struts. The support stent is configured to be collapsible for transluminal delivery and expandable to contact the anatomical annulus of the native valve when the prosthetic valve is positioned in situ. The support stent supports the base. The commissures of the valve assembly are secured at the longitudinal struts and adjacent one or more of the expandable cells. The longitudinal struts of the support stent further comprise a plurality of holes, and the plurality of leaflets are secured to the longitudinal struts via threads passing through the plurality of holes.
12 Citations
88 Claims
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1-78. -78. (canceled)
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79. A prosthetic valve, comprising:
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a valve assembly having a base, a plurality of leaflets, and commissures; a support stent comprising a plurality of expandable cells and a plurality of longitudinal struts, the support stent configured to be collapsible for transluminal delivery and expandable to contact the anatomical annulus of the native valve when the prosthetic valve is positioned in situ, said support stent supporting the base, wherein the commissures of the valve assembly are secured at the longitudinal struts and adjacent one or more of the expandable cells, and wherein the longitudinal struts of the support stent further comprise a plurality of holes, wherein the plurality of leaflets are secured to the longitudinal struts via threads passing through the plurality of holes. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. A prosthetic valve, comprising:
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a valve assembly having an inlet, a plurality of leaflets, and commissural points; a support stent comprising a mesh-like construction and a plurality of longitudinal support beams, the support stent configured to be collapsible for transluminal delivery and expandable to contact the anatomical annulus of the native valve when the prosthetic valve is positioned in situ, said support stent supporting the inlet, wherein the commissural points of the valve assembly are secured at the longitudinal support beams and adjacent the mesh-like construction, and wherein the longitudinal support beams of the support stent further comprise a plurality of holes, wherein the plurality of leaflets are secured to the longitudinal support beams via threads passing through the plurality of holes. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88)
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