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AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsBurns Doran, Kelsey Cooper, Graham Krumpelmann, Ted Pelzer, Joshua Mark Inouye, Mark McPhail
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An implant includes a frame comprising a tubular body formed by a plurality of interconnected struts that are manufactured to reduce stresses and strains resulting from component interaction during chronic use. At least a portion of a longitudinal corner of one or more struts of the frame may be chamfered, rounded, or otherwise modified to distribute stresses experienced at the strut corner throughout the strut body. Chamfering and/or rounding corners along at least a portion of a strut of the frame may reduce stresses on the frame caused by interactions between the frame and other components of the implant. The implant may be manufactured by cutting (e.g., laser cutting) a plurality of struts from a tubular metal alloy, polymer, or the like forming the tubular body, and softening at least a portion of an edge of the strut by cutting, grinding, and/or micro-blasting the edges of the corner.
An implant for reshaping a valve annulus, the implant comprising:
An implant comprising:
A method of manufacturing an implant comprising a tubular frame comprising at least one elongate strut having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a plurality of sides, adjacent sides extending along a respective strut corner, wherein the proximal portion of the at least one elongate strut includes a rounded portion extending at least partially along the proximal portion of the at least one elongate strut and including a rounded strut corner, the method comprising:
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