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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2013
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Peter Nicholas Braido, Wyoming, MN (US);
Katherine A. Ahmann, Arden Hills, MN (US);
Mina Safwat Fahim, Shoreview, MN (US);
Jeffrey J. Allison, Mayer, MN (US);
Andrea L. McCarthy, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent having a proximal end, a distal end, an annulus section adjacent the proximal end and an aortic section adjacent the distal end. The heart valve further includes a plurality of commissure features disposed on the stent, and a collapsible and expandable valve assembly, the valve assembly including a plurality of leaflets connected to the plurality of commissure features, each of the plurality of leaflets having a free edge and being configured to have a tension line aligned near the free edge to prevent backflow.