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Replacement heart valve commissure assembly

US10939996B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 2018
Grant dateMar 9, 2021
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Expiry dateNov 14, 2038

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2230/0052
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A replacement heart valve commissure assembly may include a locking mechanism including a first locking portion spaced apart from a second locking portion in a delivery configuration and configured to engage with the second locking portion in a deployed configuration, wherein the first locking portion is longitudinally actuatable relative to the second locking portion between the delivery and deployed configurations. The commissure assembly may include a first valve leaflet and a second valve leaflet each secured to the first locking portion. A first sleeve portion of the first valve leaflet may be fixedly attached to a first fabric sleeve wrapped around a first leg of the first locking portion by a first filament, and a second sleeve portion of the second valve leaflet may be fixedly attached to a second fabric sleeve wrapped around a second leg of the first locking portion by a second filament.

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