A method of assembling a prosthetic heart valve includes providing a collapsible and expandable stent having an annulus section and an aortic section. The annulus section has a first diameter in a relaxed condition and a second diameter less than the first diameter in a collapsed condition. A constraint is applied to the stent to constrain the annulus section to a predetermined diameter between the first and second diameters. Applying a cuff and/or a plurality of leaflets to the stent in the constrained condition enables less material to be used. The resultant prosthetic valve is therefore able to be collapsed to a smaller diameter for introduction into a patient.
申请公布号
WO2014004944(A2)
申请公布日期
2014.01.03
申请号
WO2013US48409
申请日期
2013.06.28
申请人
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, CARDIOLOGY DIVISION, INC.
发明人
BRAIDO, PETER N.;COYLE, DANIEL P.;JOHNSON, MARY B.;SCHRAUT, JULIA A.;BUESSELER, RYAN K.;DALY, JACOB J.