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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2017
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Michael Hayes, Salthill, IE;
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A replacement heart valve implant may include an expandable anchor member, a plurality of valve leaflets disposed within the anchor member, a seal member disposed about a distal portion of the anchor member, one or more whip sutures attaching a distal end of the seal member to a distal end of the plurality of valve leaflets at a joint, one or more distal lashing sutures attaching a distal portion of the seal member to a distal end of the anchor member, and a plurality of proximal lashing sutures attaching a proximal portion of the seal member to the distal portion of the anchor member, wherein the one or more distal lashing sutures does not extend through the seal member.