#$%^&*AU2009222448B220150402.pdf#####ABSTRACT A prosthetic valve assembly configured to be intraluminally implanted into a lumen of a patient to replace a native deficient valve, the valve assembly comprising an outer support for expanding and anchoring against a lumen wall of the patient, a core valve 5 support made of a collapsible and self-expanding material to expand and anchor into the outer support once anchored against the lumen wall, and a plurality of flexible leaflets fixed to the core valve support in a manner that the leaflets are independent from the outer support.1/7 Aorta Open leaflets Annulus Aortic Closed valve leaflets Left ventricle Fig. 1
