Prosthetic valves for medical application
US9017396B2 · kind B2 · utility
0Cited by
7References
24Claims
0Family size
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 2004 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/2475
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A prosthetic valve in the form of a flap valve which includes one or more flaps arranged to allow movement of liquid through the valve only in one direction, in which the or each flap is made of a flexible open work structure of a medically acceptable metal such as titanium or a titanium alloy.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.