Patent ID: 11896482
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC MEDICAL DEVICE LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
a stent having a substantially conical inflow region and an outflow region, wherein the stent comprises a framework forming a plurality of cells;
a plurality of leaflets coupled to the stent;
a multi-component fabric reinforcement,
wherein each component has a trapezoid geometry;
a sealing member coupled to the substantially conical inflow region, the sealing member having an inflow edge disposed at an inflow end of the stent; and
wherein the outflow region includes alternating axial peaks and valleys;
wherein the sealing member extends along an outer surface of the framework and covers at least an end row of cells proximate the inflow end, the sealing member having a free floating edge that is axially spaced apart from the inflow edge and positioned at a proximal end of the sealing member.