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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Roger N. Hastings, Naples, FL (US);
Mark L. Jenson, Greenfield, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0036 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0048 (2013.01);
Abstract
A replacement heart valve assembly has a stent frame and a replacement valve. The replacement valve has a plurality of leaflets and a valve frame. The leaflets are attached to the valve frame. Further, the assembly has a plurality of suspension struts attached to the stent frame and the valve frame. The valve frame is suspended within the stent frame via the suspension struts. In some embodiments, the assembly further has a sealing member attached to the stent frame to prevent leakage around the replacement heart valve assembly.