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US 2019/0336282 A1Published application
Structural Members For Prosthetic Mitral Valves
AssigneeTendyne Holdings, Inc.
InventorsMark Christianson, Chad Perrin, Zachary Tegels, Craig Ekvall, Robert M. Vidlund
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Abstract
A self-expanding wire frame for a pre-configured compressible transcatheter prosthetic cardiovascular valve, a combined inner frame/outer frame support structure for a prosthetic valve, and methods for deploying such a valve for treatment of a patient in need thereof, are disclosed.
Claims20
A method of manufacturing a prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
- forming an outer frame of a shape memory alloy;
- forming an inner frame of a shape memory alloy, the inner frame having a first portion and a second portion;
- coupling the outer frame to the inner frame;
- coupling a prosthetic leaflet assembly to the first portion of the inner frame;
- and
- compressing the second portion of the inner frame over a first end of a tether.
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