CPC A61F 2/2412 (2013.01) [A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2439 (2013.01); A61F 2220/005 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0058 (2013.01); A61F 2230/005 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0065 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0078 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0069 (2013.01)] | 1 Claim |
1. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
an expandable stent having an outer surface, the expandable stent including a cobalt-chromium alloy, wherein the expandable stent is designed to shift between a first radially compact undeployed configuration and a second radially expanded configuration, the first radially compact undeployed configuration being suitable for delivery of the expandable stent with a delivery device to a native heart valve of a patient, the second radially expanded configuration being a deployed configuration where the expandable stent is expanded at the native heart valve of the patient;
a plurality of leaflets coupled to the expandable stent, and
a sealing member disposed along the outer surface of the expandable stent, wherein the sealing member includes one or more pockets.
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