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Heart valve prothesis

Assignee: Carbomedics Inc
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Filing: 1985-09-23
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2005-09-23
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Abstract

Abstract A heart valve prostheses (121) comprising a generally annular body (123) which has an interior surface (127) that defines a central passageway for blood flow therethrough, occluder means (125) supported on said body for alternately blocking and then allowing the flow of blood through said passageway in a predetermined direction, said occluder means (125) being formed with means at opposite locations in the periphery thereof that cooperate with complementary means interior of said annular body, and a pair of opposed seat means (161,163) provided on the interior surface (127) of an annular body (123), each of said seat means (161,163) having a surface which is generally that of a portion of a frustum of a cone so that when the periphery of the occluder (125) engages said pair of seat means (161,163) in the closed position a good seal is achieved therealong.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jack Chester Bokros

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 19:00
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2403

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 142 words
A heart valve prostheses (121) comprising a generally annular body (123) which has an interior surface (127) that defines a central passageway for blood flow therethrough, occluder means (125) supported on said body for alternately blocking and then allowing the flow of blood through said passageway in a predetermined direction, said occluder means (125) being formed with means at opposite locations in the periphery thereof that cooperate with complementary means interior of said annular body, and a pair of opposed seat means (161,163) provided on the interior surface (127) of an annular body (123), each of said seat means (161,163) having a surface which is generally that of a portion of a frustum of a cone so that when the periphery of the occluder (125) engages said pair of seat means (161,163) in the closed position a good seal is achieved therealong.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 142 words
A heart valve prostheses (121) comprising a generally annular body (123) which has an interior surface (127) that defines a central passageway for blood flow therethrough, occluder means (125) supported on said body for alternately blocking and then allowing the flow of blood through said passageway in a predetermined direction, said occluder means (125) being formed with means at opposite locations in the periphery thereof that cooperate with complementary means interior of said annular body, and a pair of opposed seat means (161,163) provided on the interior surface (127) of an annular body (123), each of said seat means (161,163) having a surface which is generally that of a portion of a frustum of a cone so that when the periphery of the occluder (125) engages said pair of seat means (161,163) in the closed position a good seal is achieved therealong.

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