Patent ID: 9649191
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A stented valve comprising: a stent structure comprising a generally tubular body portion, an interior area, a longitudinal axis, a first end, a second end, and an outer surface, the outer surface of the stent structure comprising a concave saddle area between the first and second ends; and at least one inflow barb extending from the outer surface of the stent structure adjacent to and spaced from the second end of the stent structure and toward the first end of the stent structure, wherein the at least one inflow barb extends over at least a portion of the concave saddle area of the stent structure; wherein the interior area of the stent structure is configured to receive a valve structure comprising a plurality of leaflets, wherein a first end diameter at the first end of the stent structure is greater than a second end diameter at the second end of the stent structure, wherein the first and second ends of the stent structure comprise a plurality of stent crowns, and wherein the number of crowns at the second end is greater than the number of crowns at the first end, wherein the stent structure includes a first row of diamond-shaped structures at the first end, the first row of diamond-shaped structures defining the plurality of stent crowns at the first end, and wherein the stent structure includes a second row of diamond-shaped structures adjacent the first row of diamond-shaped structures, wherein circumferentially adjacent diamond-shaped structures of the second row of diamond-shaped structures are spaced around a circumference of the stent structure such that the circumferentially adjacent diamond shaped structures of the second row of diamond-shaped structures do not contact each other.