Artificial heart valve
US12336906B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2044 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0067
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To provide an artificial heart valve capable of aiding the functions of the mitral valve of a patient in a minimally invasive manner. An artificial heart valve 1 which includes a valve leaflet securing part 2 and valve leaflets (a first valve leaflet 5 and a second valve leaflet 7), and in which the valve leaflets are connected to the valve leaflet securing part 2 at the top portion of the artificial heart valve 1, the valve leaflets each have a region which narrows in width toward the bottom of the leaflet, and the artificial heart valve is an artificial mitral valve or an artificial tricuspid valve.
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