Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Puckering seal for reduced paravalvular leakage
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Application No.: US14303102Application Date: 2014-06-12
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Publication No.: US09668856B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Andrea N. Para
- Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN St. Paul
- Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Current Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN St. Paul
- Agency: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik, LLP
- Main IPC: A61F2/24
- IPC: A61F2/24
Abstract:
A heart valve assembly includes a heart valve, a self-expandable and collapsible stent, and a sealing member. The stent includes an inflow end and an outflow end and is configured to support the heart valve internally. The sealing member is connected to and extends circumferentially around the stent. The sealing member includes a plurality of radially outward extending protrusions comprising a fold of material of the sealing member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150005863A1 Puckering Seal for Reduced Paravalvular Leakage Public/Granted day:2015-01-01
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