Patent · US Expired

Prosthetic heart valve

US4888009A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 31, 1986
Grant dateDec 19, 1989
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Expiry dateOct 31, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S623/90
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A prosthetic heart valve comprises a suture ring supporting a stent which surrounds a conduit bearing a plurality of flexible valve leaflets. The conduit extends beyond the end of the suture ring.

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