Integral supporting structure for bioprosthetic heart valve
US5984973A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/2418
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent for receiving and supporting a tissue heart valve for ultimate implantation into a human, the heart valve including tissue leaflets joined at circumferentially spaced commissures, wherein the stent includes at least one commissure support post and at least one sinus support structure each sinus support structure being disposed between but not functionally connected to an adjacent commissure support post.
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