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Fluid flow prosthetic device

US7442204B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Ventor Technologies Ltd.

Inventors

Ehud Schwammenthal · Raanana, IL
Yosi Tuval · Netanya, IL
Raphael Benary · Nes Ziona, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 22, 2006
Grant date	Oct 28, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 22, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0039
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A prosthetic device including a valve-orifice attachment member attachable to a valve in a blood vessel and including a fluid inlet, and a diverging member that extends from the fluid inlet, the diverging member including a proximal end near the fluid inlet and a distal end distanced from the proximal end, wherein a distal portion of the diverging member has a larger cross-sectional area for fluid flow therethrough than a proximal portion thereof. The diverging member may have a diverging taper that causes fluid to flow therethrough with pressure recovery at the distal end thereof.

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