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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2011
Applicant:
Alaena Destefano, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Inventor:
Alaena Destefano, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2415 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transcatheter valve having an expandable frame and a collapsible multi-portion skirt within the frame are provided with seams between the portions of the skirt that are located to cooperate with features of the frame and thereby reduce the exposure of the seams.