| CPC A61F 2/2433 (2013.01) [A61F 2002/9586 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0067 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0004 (2013.01); A61M 25/0013 (2013.01); A61M 25/0147 (2013.01)] | 48 Claims |

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1. A prosthetic heart valve delivery system, the system comprising:
an elongate catheter comprising: (i) an outer catheter shaft and (ii) an inner catheter shaft extending distally beyond the outer catheter shaft;
an inflatable balloon member attached at a distal end portion of the catheter; and
a valve stop member attached to the inner catheter shaft and located within the balloon member,
wherein the valve stop member comprises a braided body or a cellular body,
wherein the body of the valve stop member comprises a frustoconical outer profile, and
wherein the body of the valve stop member further comprises an inverted frustoconical portion located within the frustoconical outer profile.
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