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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2011
Gianfranco M. Pellegrini, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Mike Krivoruchko, Forestville, CA (US);
Finn O. Rinne, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Matthew J. Rust, Windsor, CA (US);
Gianfranco M. Pellegrini, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Mike Krivoruchko, Forestville, CA (US);
Finn O. Rinne, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Matthew J. Rust, Windsor, CA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A prosthetic valve including a wire frame having a generally tubular body portion, an interior area, a longitudinal axis, a first end comprising a plurality of crowns, and a second end comprising a greater number of crowns than the first end. The wire frame includes a plurality of adjacent rows of modified diamond-shaped structures extending between the first and second ends. The prosthetic valve further includes a valve structure that includes a plurality of leaflets and that is attached within the interior area of the wire frame.