Natural tissue heart valve and stent prosthesis and method for making the same
US5861028A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 19, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/901
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A composite natural tissue heart valve prosthesis which may be mounted in a cloth-covered, generally anatomical stent is disclosed. The prosthesis includes three adjacent tanned heart valve leaflets of generally similar size, shape and symmetry that are attached to adjacent leaflets along their respective valve wall side edges such that there is substantial coaptation between said cusps.
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