Flexible heart valve and associated connecting band
US7481838B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 15, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2220/0075
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A highly flexible tissue-type heart valve is disclosed having a structural stent in a generally cylindrical configuration with cusps and commissures that are permitted to move radially. The stent commissures are constructed so that the cusps are pivotably or flexibly coupled together at the commissures to permit relative movement therebetween.
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