| CPC A61F 2/2418 (2013.01) [A61F 2/2427 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9511 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A prosthetic heart valve device, adapted for expansion and implantation into a heart chamber of a patient for supplementation and/or replacement of native valve leaflet functionality, the device comprising:
a collapsible and expandable stent having an outer section comprising an outer surface, an inner surface, and defining an interior;
a valve support operationally connected to the collapsible and expandable stent, wherein the valve support extends radially upward into the interior of the outer section and comprises an inflow end and an outflow end, wherein a blood flow channel is defined between the inflow end and the outflow end, and wherein the valve support is inverted entirely within the interior of the outer section; and
a plurality of prosthetic valve leaflets disposed within the blood flow channel defined by the valve support, wherein the prosthetic valve leaflets are configured to allow flow from the inflow end to the outflow end of the flow channel and prevent flow from the outflow end of the flow channel to the inflow end of the flow channel;
wherein:
the inflow end of the valve support comprises a plurality of top-most stent cells that are bent radially inwardly over the blood flow channel;
the valve support comprises a plurality of stent cells that are not the top-most stent cells; and
at least one of the plurality of stent cells that are not the top-most stent cells further comprises at least one recapture assist mechanism disposed thereon.
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