Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Prosthetic heart valve including stent structure and tissue leaflets, and related methods
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Application No.: US15357301Application Date: 2016-11-21
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Publication No.: US10010413B2Publication Date: 2018-07-03
- Inventor: Chad Cai , Peter N. Braido , Bob Allan , Paul E. Ashworth , Steven D. Kruse , Lise LaChance
- Applicant: St. Jude Medical, LLC
- Applicant Address: US IL Abbott Park
- Assignee: St. Jude Medical, LLC
- Current Assignee: St. Jude Medical, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Abbott Park
- Agency: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
- Main IPC: A61F2/24
- IPC: A61F2/24 ; A61L27/36
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.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170065413A1 PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE INCLUDING STENT STRUCTURE AND TISSUE LEAFLETS, AND RELATED METHODS Public/Granted day:2017-03-09
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