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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
May. 28, 2020
Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cahal McVeigh, White Bear Township, MN (US);
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A modular heart valve prosthesis includes a first heart valve device and a second heart valve device. The first heart valve device includes a first valve support including a first prosthetic valve disposed within the valve support, and an anchoring frame surrounding the first valve support and coupled to the first valve support. The first prosthetic valve includes synthetic fabric leaflets having a first thickness. The second heart valve device includes a second valve support including a second prosthetic valve disposed within the second valve support. The second prosthetic valve includes tissue leaflets having a second thickness, wherein the second thickness is greater than the first thickness. In a first configuration, the second heart valve device is separate from the first heart valve device, and in a second configuration, the second heart valve device is disposed within the first valve support of the first heart valve device.