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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 27, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 22, 2015
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Julia A. Schraut, Shoreview, MN (US);
Peter N. Braido, Wyoming, MN (US);
Ramji T. Venkatasubramanian, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Aditee Kurane, Oakdale, MN (US);
Mina S. Fahim, Shoreview, MN (US);
Jaishankar Kutty, Oakdale, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and an aortic section adjacent the distal end, the stent including a plurality of struts. The heart valve further includes a collapsible and expandable valve assembly including a cuff and a plurality of leaflets, the cuff being coupled to selected ones of the plurality of struts and having microspheres disposed therein. The microspheres are capable of expanding upon contact with blood.