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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2019
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Chad Joshua Green, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Neelakantan Saikrishnan, Plymouth, MN (US);
Paul E. Ashworth, Danbury, WI (US);
Scott R. Lien, St. Paul, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A surgical heart valve includes a non-collapsible frame having features that enable the frame to expand from an initial condition having a first diameter to an expanded condition having a second diameter larger than the first diameter after the valve has been implanted within a patient. The frame may include members that prevent the unintended expansion of the frame, such as during implantation, and members that prevent the over-expansion of the frame. The surgical heart valve further includes a valve assembly connected to the frame and including a plurality of leaflets.