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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2015
St. Jude Medical, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Chad Cai, Woodbury, MN (US);
Peter N. Braido, Wyoming, MN (US);
Bob Allan, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Paul E. Ashworth, Wyoming, MN (US);
Steven D. Kruse, St. Michael, MN (US);
Lise LaChance, St. Cloud, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A method of making a prosthetic heart valve may include providing an annular stent having a plurality of annularly spaced commissure portions having tips, covering each of the tips with a first fabric cover, covering the first fabric covers and the remainder of the stent with a second fabric cover, covering the second fabric cover with a first tissue membrane, and covering the outside of the first tissue membrane with a second tissue membrane, the second tissue membrane forming leaflet portions that extend inwardly between the commissure portions.