Patent ID: 11957575
Assignee: MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A stented prosthetic heart valve comprising:
a stent frame including a plurality of cells, an interior surface and an exterior surface;
a valve structure including valve leaflets disposed within the stent frame, the valve leaflets defining a margin of attachment wherein the margin of attachment defines a boundary between an inflow side and an outflow side of the margin of attachment wherein the valve structure includes first, second and third commissure posts positioned between and supporting adjacent valve leaflets;
an inner skirt supporting the valve leaflets on the interior surface of the stent frame, wherein the inner skirt spans less than an area of one respective cell of the plurality of cells; and
an outer wrap generally encircling the exterior surface of the stent frame; wherein the outer wrap has a U-shaped boundary that is aligned with the margin of attachment, the U-shaped boundary spanning from the first commissure post to the second commissure post.