REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE IMPLANT

摘要

A replacement heart valve implant (14) may include a braided anchor member (20) configured to actuate between a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration formed from a plurality of filaments, a circumferential seal member (30) disposed about a distal portion of the anchor member and including a reinforcing band (32) disposed at a distal end thereof, and a plurality of valve leaflets (16) connected to the anchor member. The reinforcing band is secured to the anchor member adjacent a distal end of the anchor member by a plurality of lashings (34) each attached to two individual filaments. The plurality of filaments defines a body section (40), a proximal crown section (50), and a distal crown section (60), wherein the proximal crown section includes a first plurality of end loops (52) and a second plurality of end loops (54), wherein a proximalmost extent of the first plurality of end loops and the second plurality of end loops varies.