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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2024
Filed:
May. 07, 2021
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Richard Kaleta, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Jay Reimer, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Chad Joshua Green, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Brandon Moore, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Ryan Finn, St. Paul, MN (US);
Noy Grimmer, Woodbury, MN (US);
Emily M. Hagen, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Henrique Oliveira Neder, Gutierrez-Belo Horizonte, BR;
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve includes a non-collapsible annular frame extending in a longitudinal direction between an inflow edge and an outflow edge, and a valve assembly connected to the frame. The frame includes a plurality of annularly spaced commissure posts adjacent the outflow edge, each of the commissure posts including a tip and a post slot spaced apart from the tip. The prosthetic heart valve further includes a radiopaque element including an elongated main body having a first end and a second end. The radiopaque element may extend around the tip and through the post slot of at least one of the commissure posts so that a portion of the main body extends between the slot and the tip. Alternatively or additionally, a radiopaque element may be positioned adjacent a base of the frame.