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US 2023/0414349 A1Published application
Prosthetic valve support structure
AssigneeMedtronic Vascular Galway
InventorsIgor Kovalsky, Yossi Tuval
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to prostheses including a support structure having a proximal end and a distal end, and a motion limiting member attached to the distal end of the support structure, wherein the motion limiting member is configured to restrict radial expansion of the distal end of the support structure. Methods for delivering the prosthesis are also provided.
Claims15
1-30. (canceled)
A prosthesis comprising:
- an inflow section;
- an outflow section;
- a collapsible and expandable support structure, the support structure including a plurality of posts proximate the outflow section and a proximal skirt extending from the plurality of posts towards the inflow section;
- a valve coupled to the plurality of posts;
- and
- a plurality of sealing members coupled to the proximal skirt, each of the plurality of sealing members longitudinally aligned with a corresponding one of the plurality of posts.
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A prosthesis comprising:
- an inflow section;
- an outflow section;
- a collapsible and expandable support structure, the support structure including a plurality of posts proximate the outflow section and a proximal skirt extending from the plurality of posts towards the inflow section;
- a valve coupled to the plurality of posts;
- and
- a sealing member proximate the inflow section, wherein the sealing member extends around a circumference of the proximal skirt, wherein the sealing member includes a plurality of sealing tips that are longitudinally aligned with the plurality of posts and extend toward the outflow section of the prosthesis, wherein the sealing member is shaped and configured to conform to inter-leaflet triangles of a patient's heart.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.