Patent ID: 11969342
Assignee: CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A valve replacement device, comprising:
a valve frame defining an opening for the passage of fluid, the opening having a diameter along the largest dimension of the opening, the valve frame being expandable to permit an increase in the diameter of the opening over a diameter size range of the opening, the valve frame having a plurality of holes through the valve frame;
a first leaflet coupled to the valve frame using at least some of the plurality of holes through the valve frame, the first leaflet having an open configuration in which the opening is exposed, and a closed configuration in which the first leaflet at least partially covers the opening, and the first leaflet having an outer edge; and
a second leaflet coupled to the valve frame using at least some of the plurality of holes through the valve frame, the second leaflet having an open configuration in which the opening is exposed, and a closed configuration in which the first and second leaflets contact one another to at least partially cover the opening, and the second leaflet having an outer edge, wherein the first and second leaflets are configured to be moveable between the open and closed configurations over the diameter size range of the opening,
wherein the first and second leaflets have a plurality of leaflet attachment points for coupling the first and second leaflets to the valve frame, and
wherein the plurality of leaflet attachment points are located a non-uniform distance from the outer edges of the first and second leaflets.