Mechanical prosthetic valve, and methods of its construction and operation
US5814100A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 9, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 29, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 9, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/2403
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A prosthetic mechanical valve includes a base portion defining a through blood flow pathway closed by at least a pair of valve leaflets. The valve leaflets are pivotally carried by the base portion and movable in response to dynamic blood fluid pressures between a first position at which the leaflets close blood flow through the pathway and a second open position allowing blood flow in the pathway. A pair of confronting magnets are carried one to each of the pair of valve leaflets and attract one another. The magnetic forces of attraction between the pair of magnets imparts a biasing torque to the valve leaflets which tends to synchronize pivotal movements of the leaflets, cushions their sealing contact, quiets valve operation, and biases the leaflets toward a third partially open position. As a result, under conditions of nearly balanced blood fluid pressures across the pair of valve leaflet they anticipatorily open toward their third position to improve pumping effectiveness. Also, at about the end of a blood pumping stroke, the valve leaflets anticipatorily close from their fully open position toward the third position to reduce regurgitation flow and quiet the valve.
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