CPC A61F 2/2427 (2013.01) [A61F 2/243 (2013.01); A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); A61F 2/2445 (2013.01); A61F 2/2454 (2013.01); A61F 2/2463 (2013.01); A61F 2/246 (2013.01); A61F 2/2409 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2466 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2250/007 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. An expandable prosthetic valve for implantation within a native heart valve, the prosthetic valve comprising:
an expandable annular valve body having:
an atrial inlet opening,
a ventricular outlet opening, and
a plurality of tissue anchors extending from the annular valve body; and
a flexible annular protective sleeve positioned over the rim of the valve body outlet opening and affixed to the valve body outlet opening;
wherein the protective sleeve is situated over a skirt layer extending about a circumference of the valve body and a thickness of the protective sleeve is larger than a thickness of the skirt layer.
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