Valved conduit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10507101-B2
Application number	US-201514881124-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 12, 2015
Priority date	Oct 13, 2014
Publication date	Dec 17, 2019
Grant date	Dec 17, 2019

Abstract

Valved conduits are provided that include a leaflet construct coupled between two portions of a conduit. Each leaflet has a free edge and a leaflet attachment edge. The leaflet attachment edge is disposed between a first conduit distal end and a second conduit proximal end that are coaxial therebetween defining a junction.

First claim

What is claimed:

1. A valved conduit comprising:
a conduit including a first conduit having a first conduit distal end and a second conduit having a second conduit proximal end, the conduit has a conduit inner surface and a conduit outer surface the first conduit distal end defining a plurality of commissure slots; and
a valve structure including at least one leaflet, each leaflet having a free edge and a leaflet attachment edge, the leaflet attachment edge disposed between the first conduit distal end and the second conduit proximal end that are coaxial therebetween defining a junction,
wherein the leaflet attachment edge is coupled between the first conduit distal end and the second conduit proximal end,
wherein the first conduit distal end, the leaflet attachment edge, and the second conduit proximal end are coupled together with suture,
wherein the first conduit distal end comprises a plurality of first conduit apertures, and wherein the second conduit proximal end comprises a plurality of second conduit apertures, wherein the leaflet attachment edge further comprises a leaflet aperture inner row including a plurality of leaflet apertures, wherein the leaflet attachment edge is disposed within the junction such that the leaflet aperture inner row is adjacent the conduit inner surface, wherein the suture passes through the leaflet apertures and extends along a conduit inner surface coupling the first conduit distal end, the leaflet attachment edge, and the second conduit proximal end together.

2. The valved conduit of claim 1 , wherein the first conduit distal end and the second conduit proximal have a complementary shape.

3. The valved conduit of claim 1 , wherein in the first conduit distal end defines a plurality of parabolic valleys, and wherein the second conduit proximal defines a plurality of complementary conduit parabolic hills.

4. The valved conduit of claim 3 , wherein the conduit parabolic hills further define commissure slots extending axially therefrom and therebetween, wherein a portion of the leaflet attachment edge that is adjacent to the free edge extends through the commissure slots.

5. The valved conduit of claim 4 , wherein the valve structure is a leaflet construct comprising a plurality of separate leaflets, each leaflet including a commissure region that defines commissure tabs, wherein each of the commissure tabs are operable to be received within one of the commissure slots.

6. The valved conduit of claim 1 , wherein the valve structure is a leaflet construct comprising a plurality of leaflets that are joined together by a bridge region between adjacent leaflets.

7. The valved conduit of claim 1 , wherein the valve structure comprises a leaflet construct defining a contiguous annular ring comprising a plurality of leaflets and a bridge region between each of the leaflets, the leaflets extend radially inward from the first conduit distal end, each of the leaflets defining an attachment region, a portion of the attachment region being between the first conduit distal end and the second conduit proximal end, each of the bridge regions extending through one of the commissure slots and defining a bridge loop that is adjacent to a conduit outer surface.

8. The valved conduit of claim 7 , further comprising a retention element having a width that is larger than a width of the commissure slot, the bridge region defining a bride loop, the retention element being disposed in the bridge loop and operable to prevent the bridge loop from passing through the commissure slot.

9. The valved conduit of claim 7 , wherein an elastomer and/or elastomeric material is disposed within the bridge loop and cured making the bridge loop have a dimension larger than a dimension of the commissure slot so as to prevent the bridge loop from passing through the commissure slot.

10. The valved conduit of claim 1 , wherein the leaflet attachment edge is coupled to a conduit outer surface at the junction.

11. The valved conduit of claim 1 , wherein the second conduit further comprises a plurality of sinuses adjacent the second conduit proximal end, and wherein each leaflet is adjacent one of the sinuses.

12. The valved conduit of claim 11 , wherein the sinuses are generally concave with respect to a conduit inner surface of the conduit.

13. The valved conduit of claim 12 , wherein the junction including the sinuses are more dense and/or more rigid than a rest of the second conduit such that the sinuses retain their shape during handling and use.

14. The valved conduit of claim 1 , further comprising a support frame coupled to a conduit outer surface at the junction, the support frame being a generally annular shape.

15. The valved conduit of claim 14 , wherein the support frame defines a complementary shape of the first conduit distal end, and also defines a complementary shape of a leaflet base.

16. The valved conduit of claim 14 , wherein the support frame is operable to retain a circular shape of the conduit inner surface at the junction.

17. The valved conduit of claim 14 , wherein the support frame is made of a radiopaque material and operable to be seen under x-ray visualization techniques.

18. The valved conduit of claim 14 , wherein the support frame lies on top of or just adjacent to the junction on the conduit outer surface.

19. The valved conduit of claim 14 , wherein the support frame is coupled to the conduit outer surface adjacent the junction by a suture that couples the first conduit distal end, the valve structure, and the second conduit proximal end.

20. The valved conduit of claim 1 , wherein the leaflet comprises at least one fluoropolymer membrane layer.

21. The valved conduit of claim 1 , wherein the leaflet comprises a laminate having more than one fluoropolymer membrane layer.

22. The valved conduit of claim 21 , wherein the at least one fluoropolymer membrane layer is an expanded fluoropolymer membrane layer.

23. The valved conduit of claim 22 , wherein an elastomer and/or elastomeric material is contained within a porous structure of the expanded fluoropolymer membrane layer, coated on one or both surfaces of the expanded fluoropolymer membrane layer, or a combination of coated on and contained within the expanded fluoropolymer membrane layer.

24. The valved conduit of claim 23 , wherein the elastomer and/or elastomeric material comprises perfluoromethyl vinyl ether and tetrafluoroethylene.

25. The valved conduit of claim 23 , wherein the expanded fluoropolymer membrane layer comprises ePTFE.

26. The valved conduit of claim 1 , wherein the leaflet comprises a composite material having at least one fluoropolymer membrane layer having a plurality of pores and an elastomer and/or elastomeric material present in the pores of at least one of the fluoropolymer membrane layers.

27. The valved conduit of claim 26 , wherein the composite material comprises fluoropolymer membrane by weight in a range of about 10% to 90%.

28. The valved conduit of claim 26 , wherein the elastomer and/or elastomeric material comprises (per)fluoroalkylvinylethers (PAVE).

29. The valved conduit of claim 26 , wherein the elastomer and/or elastomeric material comprises a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoromethyl vinyl ether.

30. The valved conduit of claim 26 , wherein the fluoropolymer membrane layer comprises ePTFE.

Assignees

• Gore & Ass

Inventors

• Armstrong Joseph R
• Bennett Nathan L
• Colavito Kyle W
• Field Edwin W

Classifications

• A61F2/2418

  Scaffolds therefor, e.g. support stents · CPC title

• A61F2220/005

  using adhesives · CPC title

• A61F2/2415 Primary

  Manufacturing methods · CPC title

• A61F2/2409

  Support rings therefor, e.g. for connecting valves to tissue (annuloplasty rings A61F2/2442) · CPC title

• A61F2230/008

  paraboloidal · CPC title