Patent ID: 9011524
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: A61F,A61L

Abstract:
1. A stented valve suitable for implantation within a patient, the stented valve extending between, and terminating at, opposing first and second terminal ends, the stented valve comprising: a compressible and expandable stent frame comprising a generally tubular body portion having an interior area and a longitudinal axis; a prosthetic heart valve positioned within the interior area of the tubular body portion of the stent frame and provided as a homogeneous, biological valve structure comprising an inner wall from which a plurality of leaflets extend, the prosthetic heart valve selected from the group consisting of a porcine valve, a bovine valve, and an equine valve; and a tubular covering material comprising a first portion on an outside of the stent frame and extending from a first end of the stent frame to a second end of the stent frame, the tubular covering material securely stitched to the first end and the second end, the first end of the stent frame coinciding with the first terminal end, and a second portion of the tubular covering material extending beyond the second end of the stent frame to the second terminal end, wherein an end of the first portion of the tubular covering material is attached to the second end of the stent frame, and wherein an entirety of the second portion comprises a single layer of unsupported tubular covering material configured for anastomotic attachment, the second portion defining a continuous, uninterrupted, closed perimeter shape in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis beyond the second end of the stent frame and the prosthetic heart valve.