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US 12,575,926 B2Granted
Prosthetic valve leaflet
AssigneeBoston Scientific Corporation
InventorArnaud Humair
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Abstract
Embodiments include a valve leaflet for an implantable valve device comprising a leaflet body. The leaflet body comprising a free edge configured for coaptation with free edges of one or more other valve leaflets; and a root edge disposed opposite the free edge. The free edge defining an edge profile comprising a peak and valleys disposed on opposite sides of the peak. Other embodiments are also included herein.
Claims17
A valve leaflet for an implantable valve device comprising:
- a leaflet body comprising:
- a free edge configured for coaptation with free edges of one or more other valve leaflets, the free edge comprising an edge profile comprising
- a peak;
- and
- valleys disposed on opposite sides of the peak;
- a root edge disposed opposite the free edge;
- and
- commissural mounting tabs disposed on opposed lateral sides of the leaflet body;
- wherein a top of the peak falls below a top of the commissural mounting tabs;
- wherein the free edge connects with a superior portion of each of the commissural mounting tabs, such that the valleys are located inferiorly to the connections of the free edge with the commissural mounting tabs.
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A valve leaflet for an implantable valve device comprising:
- a leaflet body comprising:
- a free edge configured for coaptation with free edges of one or more other valve leaflets, the free edge comprising an edge profile comprising
- a peak;
- and
- valleys disposed on opposite sides of the peak;
- a root edge disposed opposite the free edge;
- and
- commissural mounting tabs disposed on opposed lateral sides of the leaflet body;
- wherein a top of the peak falls below a top of the commissural mounting tabs;
- wherein the free edge extends between the commissural mounting tabs;
- wherein a superior axis is defined between the two points at which the free edge connects with the commissural mounting tabs;
- wherein at least a portion of the free edge extends inferiorly to the superior axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.