Replacement heart valve
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsRoger N. Hastings, Mark L Jenson
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Abstract
A replacement heart valve assembly has a stent frame and a replacement valve. The replacement valve has a plurality of leaflets and a valve frame. The leaflets are attached to the valve frame. Further, the assembly has a plurality of suspension struts attached to the stent frame and the valve frame. The valve frame is suspended within the stent frame via the suspension struts. In some embodiments, the assembly further has a sealing member attached to the stent frame to prevent leakage around the replacement heart valve assembly.
Claims20
A replacement heart valve assembly comprising:
- a stent frame having a distal end and a proximal end;
- a valve frame suspended within the stent frame;
- a plurality of struts extending between and coupling the stent frame and the valve frame;
- and
- a replacement valve including a plurality of leaflets attached to the valve frame.
A replacement heart valve assembly comprising:
- a stent frame having a distal end and a proximal end;
- a valve frame suspended coaxially within the stent frame;
- a plurality of deformable struts extending between and coupling the stent frame and the valve frame;
- and
- a replacement valve including a plurality of leaflets attached to the valve frame.
A replacement heart valve assembly comprising:
- a stent frame having a distal end and a proximal end;
- a valve frame suspended coaxially within the stent frame;
- a plurality of struts extending from the distal end of the stent frame and attached to the valve frame;
- a replacement valve including a plurality of leaflets attached to the valve frame;
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- a sealing member attached to an outer surface of the stent frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.