St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.

Bruce Moseman

Peter Nicholas Braido

Thomas M Benson

Saravana B Kumar

Andrea N Para

Gaurav Satam

Sounthara Khouengboua

Kristen T Morin

Andrea L McCarthy

Kent J Smith

Sounthara (ott) Khouengboua

A prosthetic heart valve for replacing a native valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent extending between a proximal end and a distal end. The stent includes an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and having a first diameter, a plurality of first struts forming cells, and a plurality of second struts connected to the annulus section and forming a plurality of deflecting cells expandable to define a second diameter larger than the first diameter. A valve assembly is disposed within the stent and a cuff is coupled to the stent and covers the plurality of deflecting cells.

Subannular sealing for paravalvular leak protection

A prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent extending from an inflow end to an outflow end and a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets coupled to the stent. The prosthetic heart valve may also include a sealing ring coupled to the inflow end of the stent, the sealing ring comprising a tube extending circumferentially around the inflow end of the stent. The tube may be formed from a wire coiled into a repeating shape, such as a rectangle or a diamond, so that the tube is collapsible. A covering may at least partially surround the tube. The sealing ring may include a first filler positioned within the tube and/or a second filler positioned between the tube and the covering.

Transcatheter valve with paravalvular leak sealing ring

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Bruce Moseman