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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Peter W. Gregg, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Jianhua Yang, Saratoga, CA (US);
Jarad Waisblatt, San Jose, CA (US);
Benjamin T. Sutton, Scotts Valley, CA (US);
Ali Salahieh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/243 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2427 (2013.01); A61F 2/90 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0041 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for replacement a native heart valve is herein provided. The apparatus includes a replacement heart valve, an expandable anchor, and a plurality of rivets. The expandable anchor comprises a woven braid structure that surrounds at least a portion of the replacement heart valve and has a plurality of braid intersections. At least some of the braid intersections have rivets extending therethrough.