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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Epygon, Paris, FR;
Inventors:
Marcio Scorsin, Curitiba, BR;
Enrico Pasquino, Marentino, IT;
Assignee:
EPYGON, Paris, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/844 (2013.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/0077 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/844 (2013.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0081 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0006 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0023 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0056 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0058 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0021 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0026 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
An expandable stent-valve has a stent component and a valve component, preferably an aortic valve component, a mitral valve component or a tricuspid valve component. The stent has, an outer surface area structured in a manner such that the surface area has a higher coefficient of friction between the outer surface and a duct wall than an untreated surface area of the stent component. The surface area is preferably structured with micro-incisions or micro-grooves.