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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2021
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
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);
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
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 is formed from a predetermined leaflet material. Some leaflet materials include a metal body with a plurality of openings. The metal body may be coated with a polymer. Other leaflet materials include natural mammalian tissue subjected to a plastination preservation process.