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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2009
Charles Tabor, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Carol E. Eberhardt, Fullerton, CA (US);
Timothy G. Laske, Shoreview, MN (US);
Timothy R. Ryan, Shorewood, MN (US);
Joseph C. Morrow, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Tammy Y. Tam, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian A. Glynn, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Anne L. Brody Rubin, San Francisco, CA (US);
J. Michael Tuchek, Berwyn, IL (US);
Charles Tabor, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Carol E. Eberhardt, Fullerton, CA (US);
Timothy G. Laske, Shoreview, MN (US);
Timothy R. Ryan, Shorewood, MN (US);
Joseph C. Morrow, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Tammy Y. Tam, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brian A. Glynn, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Anne L. Brody Rubin, San Francisco, CA (US);
J. Michael Tuchek, Berwyn, IL (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A stented valve including a stent structure including a generally tubular body portion that has a first end and a second end, wherein an area adjacent the first end has a first stiffness, an area adjacent the second end has a second stiffness, and a central region between the areas at the first and second ends has a third stiffness that is less than the stiffness adjacent the first and second ends, wherein the stent structure can be reconfigured in its central area to match a curved patient anatomical region. The stented valve further includes a valve structure attached within the generally tubular portion.