CPC A61L 27/54 (2013.01) [A61F 2/2415 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61L 27/3687 (2013.01); A61L 27/3826 (2013.01); A61L 27/3834 (2013.01); B29C 59/02 (2013.01); A61F 2240/004 (2013.01); A61L 2300/252 (2013.01); A61L 2430/20 (2013.01)] | 8 Claims |
1. A method for fabricating a leaflet for a prosthetic heart valve, the leaflet having a non-uniform thickness, the method comprising:
providing a sheet of a leaflet material, the sheet having a first thickness;
attaching the sheet to a frame; and
moving a first probe into contact with a surface of the sheet, whereupon the probe exerts a force against a region of the sheet to compress or stretch the region of the sheet and thereby change the thickness of the region of the sheet to a second thickness different from the first thickness.
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