US 12,403,005 B2
Bowed runners and corresponding valve assemblies for paravalvular leak protection
Peter N. Braido, Wyoming, MN (US); Kent J. Smith, Shoreview, MN (US); and Andrea L. McCarthy, Vadnais Heights, MN (US)
Assigned to St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed by St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US)
Filed on May 28, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/675,595.
Application 18/675,595 is a continuation of application No. 17/185,310, filed on Feb. 25, 2021, granted, now 12,023,240.
Application 17/185,310 is a continuation of application No. 16/299,969, filed on Mar. 12, 2019, granted, now 10,952,847, issued on Mar. 23, 2021.
Application 16/299,969 is a continuation of application No. 15/921,106, filed on Mar. 14, 2018, granted, now 10,271,946, issued on Apr. 30, 2019.
Application 15/921,106 is a continuation of application No. 15/118,991, granted, now 9,949,825, issued on Apr. 24, 2018, previously published as PCT/US2015/015533, filed on Feb. 12, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/941,012, filed on Feb. 18, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2024/0307176 A1, Sep. 19, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01)
CPC A61F 2/2418 (2013.01) [A61F 2/2409 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/966 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0013 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0017 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0078 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0069 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
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1. A prosthetic heart valve for replacing a native valve, comprising:
a stent extending between a proximal end and a distal end along a longitudinal axis and including a plurality of struts forming cells;
a plurality of leaflets disposed within the stent;
a cuff disposed on a surface of the stent and defining an inflow of a valve assembly and an outflow of a valve assembly, a portion of the cuff being folded along a folding axis different from the longitudinal axis to define an inner layer and an outer layer, wherein a portion of the cuff is folded in a diagonal direction with respect to the longitudinal axis.