GB1264472A - - Google Patents

Abstract

Abstract 1,264,472. Heart valves. HYPODERMIC SERVICES Ltd. 25 Sept., 1969, No. 47204/69. Heading A5R. A frame support for use in cardiac operations comprises a frame member 2 carrying a fabric cover (18, Fig. 4), said frame member including a circular ring 4 and three arms 6, 8, 10 projecting upwards equidistantly spaced around the circumference of the ring, each arm having a parallel sided portion. Some of the dimensions of the frame are specified. The frame, which may be of titanium or vitrous carbon has holes 16 around the ring 4, and each arm has a pair of holes 12, 14 adjacent to its upper extremity, and the parallel sided portion. The fabric covering may be of a polyester material. In a modification, the arms 6, 8, 10 are twisted. The support is used with body tissue taken from the thigh to provide a replacement heart valve.

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