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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2015
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Steven Frederick Anderl, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Peter N. Braido, Wyoming, MN (US);
Julia A. Schraut, Shoreview, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0066 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve includes a stent having a collapsed condition and an expanded condition. The stent has a proximal end, a distal end and a plurality of cells, each cell being formed by a plurality of struts. A valve assembly is secured to the stent and includes a cuff and a plurality of leaflets. The plurality of leaflets are attached to the cuff adjacent an underwire that extends about the perimeter of the cuff.