Patent ID: 11883284
Assignee: AORTIC INNOVATIONS, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 24:
25. A heart valve assembly comprising:
a covering housing a prosthetic heart valve, wherein the covering extends around the prosthetic heart valve for providing sealing to prosthetic heart valve leaflets;
a metallic support being secured to the covering by a plurality of stitches; and
a sealing material positioned externally to the support for providing sealing between the support and a patient's anatomical wall to prevent paravalvular leaks,
wherein the sealing material includes a plurality of radially extending fibers that extend outwardly away of the support,
wherein the covering is made of a polymer,
wherein the covering extends over the sealing material at an inflow end of the support such that the sealing material is positioned between the covering and the support to seal the inflow end.