Supported bioprosthetic heart valve with compliant orifice ring
US4106129A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 1977 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/90
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A supported bioprosthetic heart valve in which the supporting stent is capable of annular deformation and also of limited perimetric expansion and contraction during heart operation. The stent includes a wire frame composed of a single flexible wire preformed to define inverted U-shaped commissure supports merging smoothly with arcuate portions connecting such supports.
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