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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2021
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Yogesh Darekar, Irvine, CA (US);
Brenda Mcintire, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Eric Pierce, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A prosthesis includes a frame and a skirt coupled to a surface of the frame. The skirt extends over at least one side opening of a plurality of side openings of the frame. The prosthesis also includes a skirt-reinforcement member that spans the at least one side opening from a first crown or strut edge defining the at least one side opening to a second crown or strut edge defining the at least one side opening. The skirt-reinforcement member has a first end, a second end, and a length therebetween. The first end of the skirt-reinforcement member is attached to the first crown or strut edge and the second end of the skirt-reinforcement member is attached to the second crown or strut edge. The skirt-reinforcement member is attached to the skirt along an unsupported portion of the skirt that spans the at least one side opening.