Patent ID: 9066799
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: A61B,A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A prosthetic valve assembly for use in replacing a deficient native valve, the valve assembly comprising: a valve having a plurality of leaflets, a base, and a plurality of commissure points; and a valve support comprising a generally cylindrical band of expandable cells, the valve support configured to be collapsible for transluminal delivery and expandable to contact the anatomical annulus of a native valve when the assembly is positioned in situ, wherein the base and the commissure points of the valve are secured to the generally cylindrical band of the valve support, wherein the valve support has a longitudinal axis, wherein the commissure points of the valve are located on a first plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the valve support, and wherein a portion of one or more of the expandable cells of the valve support is positioned between the commissure points on the first plane.