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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2021
Applicant:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kristen T. Morin, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jay Reimer, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Keith T. High, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Kristopher Henry Vietmeier, Monticello, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01); A61L 27/38 (2006.01); B29C 59/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61F 2/2415 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61L 27/3687 (2013.01); A61L 27/3826 (2013.01); A61L 27/3834 (2013.01); B29C 59/02 (2013.01); A61F 2240/004 (2013.01); A61L 2300/252 (2013.01); A61L 2430/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve includes a support structure and a valve assembly disposed within the support structure, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets. Each leaflet includes a sewing edge and a free edge. The leaflet is formed from a sheet of leaflet material which is processed so that the resulting leaflet has a non-uniform thickness. Various methods may be used to form the leaflet with a non-uniform thickness.