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Heart valve prosthesis

US10507100B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Hans-Hinrich Sievers · DE

Inventors

Hans-Hinrich Sievers · Kronshagen, DE
Michael Scharfschwerdt · Lübeck, DE
Andreas Hof · Lübeck, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 23, 2016
Grant date	Dec 17, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 23, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0069
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A heart valve prosthesis includes a downstream first axial end (6) and an upstream second axial end (8) and a stitching ring (10) extending in an arcuate manner for stitching in a blood vessel. The arcuate course of the stitching ring (10) is formed by three arcs (12) and three transition regions (14). At each end of two of the arcs (12) transition into each other. The stitching ring (10) has a movable tab (18) at at least one of the three transition regions (14). The movable tab (18) can be selectively directed toward the first axial end (6) or folded over toward the second axial end (8).

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