Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to methods of attaching leaflets to a valve frame and valves made using the same. In an embodiment, a method of making an implantable prosthetic valve is included. The method can include compressing at least a portion of valve leaflet tabs, inserting the compressed valve leaflet tabs into commissural slots of a valve frame, and expanding the compressed valve leaflet tabs. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Abstract: An implantable heart valve configured for implantation within an existing prosthetic heart valve includes a frame including struts defining a lattice region and a plurality of arches, and a central lumen extending therebetween, a plurality of protrusions extending radially outward from the plurality of struts, and a valve coupled to the frame and positioned within the central lumen.

Abstract: Example heart valves are disclosed. An example heart valve may comprise an expandable framework configured to shift from a closed configuration to an expanded configuration, the expandable framework having an inflow end, an outflow end and a lumen extending therein. The heart valve may also include a plurality of valve leaflets coupled to the expandable framework, each of the plurality of valve leaflets including a root edge and a free edge. Further, the heart valve may also include an outer skirt coupled to the plurality of valve leaflets, the outer skirt including a proximal edge, wherein the root edge of each of the plurality of valve leaflets is attached to the proximal edge of the outer skirt.

Abstract: A replacement heart valve implant may include an expandable framework configured to shift from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration, the expandable framework having an inflow end and an outflow end, a plurality of valve leaflets secured to the expandable framework, and a plurality of pockets secured to the expandable framework in a plurality of circumferential pocket rows. The plurality of pockets extends radially outward from the expandable framework to capture retrograde fluid flow around an exterior of the expandable framework within the plurality of pockets.

Abstract: A medical implant may include an expandable anchor member having a lumen extending through the expandable anchor member from an inflow end to an outflow end; a plurality of valve leaflets disposed within the lumen extending through the expandable anchor member; a seal member disposed adjacent an exterior of the expandable anchor member; and a porous material extending from the seal member to the plurality of valve leaflets.

Abstract: Methods and devices for treating a lung are disclosed. The method may include deploying a catheter into an airway of the lung, and discharging a media into the airway through the catheter. The media may be configured to increase elasticity of lung tissue in the vicinity of the airway or occlude the airway.

Abstract: A medical implant may include an expandable anchor member having a lumen extending through the expandable anchor member from an inflow end to an outflow end; a plurality of valve leaflets disposed within the lumen extending through the expandable anchor member; a seal member disposed adjacent an exterior of the expandable anchor member; and a porous material extending from the seal member to the plurality of valve leaflets.

Abstract: A vascular closure system for sealing an opening in a blood vessel may include an introducer sheath extending through the opening, the introducer sheath having a lumen extending through the introducer sheath, wherein partial withdrawal of the introducer sheath from the opening everts tissue of the blood vessel at the opening, and a shaping sheath slidably disposed over the introducer sheath, the shaping sheath having a split distal portion configured to engage the everted tissue.

Abstract: Methods and devices for treating a lung are disclosed. The method may include deploying a catheter into an airway of the lung, and discharging a media into the airway through the catheter. The media may be configured to increase elasticity of lung tissue in the vicinity of the airway or occlude the airway.

Abstract: Methods and devices for treating a lung are disclosed. The method may include deploying a catheter into an airway of the lung, and discharging a media into the airway through the catheter. The media may be configured to increase elasticity of lung tissue in the vicinity of the airway or occlude the airway.

Abstract: A vascular closure system for sealing an opening in a blood vessel may include an introducer sheath extending through the opening, the introducer sheath having a lumen extending through the introducer sheath, wherein partial withdrawal of the introducer sheath from the opening everts tissue of the blood vessel at the opening, and a shaping sheath slidably disposed over the introducer sheath, the shaping sheath having a split distal portion configured to engage the everted tissue.

Abstract: An in-line skate maintenance rack has a pair of rests for a pair of in-line skates and inclined receptacles for holding wheels removed from the skates. The pair of rests and the inclined receptacles are so positioned that removed wheels are substantially parallel to wheels attached to the pair of skates.