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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2019
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cathleen A. Bergin, Hugo, MN (US);
Michael James Schendel, Andover, MN (US);
Scott Robertson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A prosthesis includes a radially expanded configuration and a radially compressed configuration. The prosthesis further includes a material layer and a stent. The material layer is generally tubular and has a first diameter when the prosthesis is in the radially expanded configuration. At least a portion of the stent has an unrestrained diameter that is larger than the first diameter of the material layer at a location where the portion of the stent is coupled to the material layer, thereby making the portion of the stent oversized relative to the material layer at the coupling location. The stent may comprise a plurality of stent rings aligned adjacent to each other defining a central passageway, with at least one of the stent rings having an unrestrained diameter larger than the first diameter of the material layer at the coupling location.