Patent ID: 8105377
Filing Date: 2012-01-31
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A prosthetic heart valve assembly comprising: a prosthetic heart valve comprising a frame having a longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end, at least one leaflet adapted to open and close relative to said frame, and a sewing cuff attached to the proximal end of said frame; a fixation band for affixing said prosthetic heart valve to tissue, said fixation band comprising: said prosthetic heart valve being secured to said fixation band by sutures that connect the sewing cuff of said prosthetic heart valve to the sewing cuff of said fixation band so that the entirety of the prosthetic heart valve and said sewing cuffs are positioned distal to the tubular frame of the fixation band with the respective sewing cuffs adjacent to one another along the direction of said longitudinal axis.