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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
May. 31, 2012
Sara Sundler, Uppsala, SE;
Andreas Temnell, Uppsala, SE;
Niklas Borg, Uppsala, SE;
Anna Norlin Weissenrieder, Lidingö, SE;
Sara Sundler, Uppsala, SE;
Andreas Temnell, Uppsala, SE;
Niklas Borg, Uppsala, SE;
Anna Norlin Weissenrieder, Lidingö, SE;
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
A prosthetic heart valve includes annularly spaced commissure portions, each of which includes a tip. The stent is formed from a polymeric material, and is specifically configured to perform similarly to conventional metal stents. A first fabric covers each of the tips, and a second fabric covers the first fabric and remaining exposed portions of the stent. A first layer of tissue covers the second fabric, and a second layer of tissue overlies the second fabric. The second layer of tissue includes leaflet portions that extend inwardly between annularly adjacent ones of the commissure portions.