(19)
(11) EP 2 455 041 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
18.07.2012 Bulletin 2012/29

(43) Date of publication:
23.05.2012 Bulletin 2012/21

(21) Application number: 12152856.6

(22) Date of filing: 03.11.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
A61F 2/24(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 05.11.2007 US 1976 P

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
08847674.2 / 2205184

(71) Applicant: St. Jude Medical, Inc.
St. Paul, MN 55117 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Alkhatib, Yousef F.
    Maple Grove, MI 55369 (US)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner 
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 27-01-2012 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Collapsible/expandable prosthetic heart valves with non-expanding stent posts and retrieval features


(57) A frame structure for a collapsible and re-expandable prosthetic heart valve. The frame structure includes an annular annulus portion that is configured for implanting in or near a patient's native heart valve annulus. This annulus portion of the frame structure may include a plurality of annularly spaced Commissure post structures interconnected by connecting structures. The commissure post structures may be more resistant to annular collapse than the connecting structures. In the case of a prosthetic aortic valve, the frame structure may also include an annular aortic portion. The aortic portion may include a plurality of attachment points (for tethers) closest to the annulus portion. Such attachment points and tethers can facilitate re-collapse of a partly deployed valve in the event of a need to reposition or remove the valve.