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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2012
Wei Sun, South Windsor, CT (US);
Eric Sirois, Plainfield, CT (US);
Thuy Minh Pham, Hartford, CT (US);
Kewei LI, Coventry, CT (US);
Wei Sun, South Windsor, CT (US);
Eric Sirois, Plainfield, CT (US);
Thuy Minh Pham, Hartford, CT (US);
Kewei Li, Coventry, CT (US);
UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT, Farmington, CT (US);
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve having a stent, a plurality of leaflets positioned within the stent, and a suspension assembly coupled to the leaflets and the stent. The suspension assembly includes a central support structure that is spaced from the plurality of leaflets in the direction of blood flow. A plurality of elongate suspension members are secured to the central support structure, and at least one elongate suspension member is secured to each leaflet of the valve, thereby providing mechanical reinforcement for the leaflets.