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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2011
Applicants:
Jyue Boon Lim, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andrea L. Mccarthy, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jyue Boon Lim, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Andrea L. McCarthy, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Assignee:
St. Jude Medical, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2442 (2013.01); A61F 2/2409 (2013.01); A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2/2448 (2013.01);
Abstract
An annuloplasty prosthesis for a heart valve has a sewing cuff added to the conventional structure. The sewing cuff is preferably an extension of the fabric cover that is provided around the core of the prosthesis. The sewing cuff preferably extends radially outwardly from cross sections of the remainder of the prosthesis. Methods of making such a sewing cuff are also disclosed.