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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2012
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Alexander J. Hill, Blaine, MN (US);
Cynthia Clague, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Carol E. Eberhardt, Fullerton, CA (US);
Ana Menk, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark J. Capps, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Billie Millwee, Fullerton, CA (US);
Janice Lynn Shay, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Debra Taitague, Orange, CA (US);
Joseph C. Morrow, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Jerald Redmond, Blaine, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A stented valve having at least one leaflet made of pericardium or other material having a relatively thin profile at the annulus. The leaflets are attached via chords to a stent frame, where the chords are positioned to mimic the native valve anatomy and functionality. In particular, the valves of one exemplary embodiment of the invention are sized to replace a mitral valve and therefore the chords are arranged to prevent prolapse of the leaflets into the atrium. The stented valve has a relatively short height at its annulus due to the positioning of the chords. In addition, the stented valve is capable of being crimped to a small enough size that it can be delivered to the implantation site via transcatheter delivery systems and methods.