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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 12, 2015
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Peter N. Braido, Wyoming, MN (US);
Kent J. Smith, Shoreview, MN (US);
Andrea L. McCarthy, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Andrea N. Para, St. Louis, MO (US);
Sounthara (Ott) Khouengboua, Chaska, MN (US);
Thomas M. Benson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Saravana B. Kumar, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Bruce Moseman, Belle Plaine, MN (US);
Gaurav Satam, Falcon Heights, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
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.