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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 21, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2018
Applicant:
The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jesse M. Carr, Cambridge, MA (US);
Corin Williams, Framingham, MA (US);
Assignee:
THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY, INC., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2/2409 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2250/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0082 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to various aspects and embodiments, a prosthetic valve assembly for controlling fluid flow in an annulus is provided. The prosthetic valve assembly includes a suture ring formed from two or more segments, where each segment is configured to attach to the annulus, and a leaflet subassembly that attaches to an inner portion of at least one segment of the suture ring. The leaflet subassembly includes at least one leaflet configured for controlling a flow of fluid through the prosthetic valve assembly.