Patent ID: 11911267
Assignee: THE DAVID J. WHEATLEY DISCRETIONARY TRUST
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. The artificial heart valve system according to claim 11, comprising a sealing arrangement configured to provide a seal between the artificial heart valve and the stent when the stent is in its expanded operational configuration and the artificial heart valve is in its expanded operational configuration and, optionally, wherein the sealing arrangement extends around a base portion of the stent and, optionally, wherein the sealing arrangement comprises a sealing member and a flexible sealing actuation string extending around a periphery of the sealing member, and wherein, when the stent is in its expanded operational configuration and the artificial heart valve is in its expanded operational configuration, tension applied to the sealing actuation string compresses the sealing member and the plurality of flexible leaflets against the support structure.