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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2009
Morgan House, Newfields, NH (US);
Philipp Bonhoeffer, London, GB;
Nasser Rafiee, Andover, MA (US);
Rany Huynh Busold, Charlestown, MA (US);
Nareak Douk, Lowell, MA (US);
Juan-pablo Mas, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Stuart Macdonald, Haverhill, MA (US);
Michael Finney, Beverly, MA (US);
Morgan House, Newfields, NH (US);
Philipp Bonhoeffer, London, GB;
Nasser Rafiee, Andover, MA (US);
Rany Huynh Busold, Charlestown, MA (US);
Nareak Douk, Lowell, MA (US);
Juan-Pablo Mas, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Stuart MacDonald, Haverhill, MA (US);
Michael Finney, Beverly, MA (US);
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Abstract
Described is a prosthetic valve assembly comprising: a radially self-expandable stent configured to expand to bear against a wall of a native body lumen; and an implantable prosthetic valve, having a diameter, the valve being mounted inside the stent; wherein the diameter of the stent is greater than the diameter of the prosthetic valve.