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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2018
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Peter N. Braido, Wyoming, MN (US);
Mina S. Fahim, Shoreview, MN (US);
Andrea L. McCarthy, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end and a distal end. A plurality of commissure attachment features ('CAFs') is disposed on the stent, with each CAF including a body and a plurality of eyelets. The eyelets may be arranged in a single column or in a plurality of rows and columns. The prosthetic heart valve also includes a collapsible and expandable valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets connected to the plurality of commissure attachment features. The bodies of the CAFs may include a number of other features including, for example, a slot extending between columns of eyelets.