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US 2024/0180693 A1Published application
Pericardial sealing member for prosthetic heart valve
AssigneeEdwards Lifesciences Corporation
InventorTamir S. Levi
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Abstract
Sealing members for prosthetic heart valve are disclosed. In some examples, a prosthetic heart valve can include an annular frame, a leaflet structure positioned within the frame, and an outer skirt positioned around an outer surface of the frame. The outer skirt can include a main body and at least one strip of material mounted on an outer surface of the main body, where the at least one strip protrudes outward from the outer surface of the main body and away from the frame.
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A prosthetic heart valve comprising:
- an annular frame;
- a leaflet structure positioned within the frame;
- and
- an outer skirt positioned around an outer surface of the frame, wherein the outer skirt comprises a main body and at least one strip of material mounted on an outer surface of the main body, wherein the at least one strip protrudes outward from the outer surface of the main body and away from the frame.
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A prosthetic heart valve comprising:
- an annular frame comprising an inflow end and an outflow end and being radially collapsible and expandable between a radially collapsed configuration and a radially expanded configuration;
- a leaflet structure positioned within the frame and secured thereto;
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- an outer skirt positioned around an outer surface of the frame, wherein the outer skirt comprises a main body and a plurality of strips mounted on an outer surface of the main body, wherein the plurality of strips forms a repeating U-shaped pattern around the main body.
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A prosthetic heart valve comprising:
- an annular frame comprising an inflow end and an outflow end and being radially collapsible and expandable between a radially collapsed configuration and a radially expanded configuration;
- a leaflet structure positioned within the frame and secured thereto;
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- an outer skirt positioned around an outer surface of the frame, wherein the outer skirt comprises:
- a main body comprising pericardial tissue having a fibrous parietal layer defining a first surface of the outer skirt and a serous parietal layer defining a second surface of the outer skirt;
- and
- a plurality of strips of material mounted on an outer surface of the main body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.