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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2014
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Amr Salahieh, Saratoga, CA (US);
Brian D. Brandt, San Jose, CA (US);
Dwight P. Morejohn, Davis, CA (US);
Ulrich R. Haug, Campbell, CA (US);
Jean-Pierre Dueri, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Hans F. Valencia, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Robert A. Geshlider, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jeff A. Krolik, Campbell, CA (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A replacement heart valve assembly. An expandable anchor is disclosed that has a skirt region, a lip region, and a plurality of posts attached to the skirt region. A replacement heart valve is attached to the posts. The lip region has interlocking elements that are secured to the posts where the interlocking elements have eyelets. Tabs extend into the eyelets to mate with holes in the posts.