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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Matthew S Reimink, St. Paul, MN (US);
Richard F Schroeder, Oakdale, MN (US);
M William Mirsch, II, Roseville, MN (US);
Michael J Girard, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-2 ; 623900 ;
Abstract
The present invention includes a prosthetic heart valve having a stent and a piece of biocompatible material. The stent includes an inflow ring and a plurality of posts, each post extending from the ring to a post tip. The piece of material extends over the stent and substantially conforms to a profile of the stent. The piece of material includes a portion which extends adjacent a post tip. A clip is provided which has a shape generally conforming to the post tip to thereby clamp the portion of the piece of material to the post tip.