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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2022
St. Jude Medical, Llc, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Peter N. Braido, Wyoming, MN (US);
Paul E. Ashworth, Danbury, WI (US);
Julia Ann Schraut, Shoreview, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, LLC, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve, comprising (a) a stent body including a generally tubular annulus region having a tubular wall and a proximal-to-distal axis, the stent body having a radially expanded condition when the stent body is implanted, (b) one or more prosthetic valve elements mounted to the stent body and operative to allow blood flow in a distal direction through the annulus region but to substantially block blood flow in a proximal direction through the annulus region, (c) a cuff coupled to the stent body, and (d) a water-absorbing polymer coupled to the cuff.