Suture ring for heart valve

Claim 2

A suturing ring for connecting an artificial heart valve body with the heart tissues by sutures comprising a one-piece textile fabric having a cylindrical collar of single thickness for surrounding a portion of an artificial heart valve body and having a fashioned skirt portion of a single-thickness periphery radially outstanding from the cylindrical collar axis to a substantial extent from said collar and at an angle thereto with a selvage peripheral edge to prevent fraying, said skirt portion having a plurality of annularly disposed holes of a size larger than the porosity of the fabric mesh with said holes disposed inwardly from the peripheral selvage edge thereof.

Claim 3

A suturing ring as in claim 1 wherein said ring is seamless.

Claim 4

A suturing ring as in claim 1 wherein said ring is seamless and formed of textile fibers knitted together.

Claim 5

A suturing ring as in claim 1 wherein the textile fabric is a velour to assist in the growth of heart tissues thereto.

Claim 6

A suturing ring as in claim 1 wherein said collar has slits extending axially thereof for purposes of attachment to an artificial heart valve.

Claim 7

A suturing ring as in claim 1 wherein said collar has preformed enlarged openings for the passage of cage prongs of an artificial heart valve therethrough.

Claim 8

A flexible suture ring as in claim 1 wherein said fabric skirt has one loop cast over the next loop adjacent each of said holes whereby in the case of rupture running will stop at the holes.

Claim 9

A heart valve comprising a valve body having an axially outwardly opening channel, a movable valve member contained in said body, a flexible suturing ring for connecting said valvE body with the heart tissues by sutures, said suturing ring having a cylindrical collar connected to said valve body by said collar extending into the open channel of the body and adhesive means completing the filling of said channel holding and sealing said collar therein, said ring comprising a one piece textile fabric of a single thickness throughout having a fashioned skirt portion periphery radially outstanding from the cylindrical collar axis to a substantial extent from said collar and at an angle thereto with a selvage peripheral edge to prevent fraying, said skirt portion having a plurality of annularly disposed holes of a size larger than the porosity of the fabric mesh with said holes disposed inwardly from the peripheral selvage edge thereof.

Claim 10

A heart valve comprising a valve body having an axially outwardly opening channel, a movable valve member contained in said body, a flexible suturing ring for connecting said valvE body with the heart tissues by sutures, said suturing ring having a cylindrical collar connected to said valve body by said collar extending into the open channel of the body and adhesive means completing the filling of said channel holding and sealing said collar therein, said ring comprising a one piece textile fabric of a single thickness throughout having a fashioned skirt portion periphery radially outstanding from the cylindrical collar axis to a substantial extent from said collar and at an angle thereto with a selvage peripheral edge to prevent fraying, said skirt portion having a plurality of annularly disposed holes of a size larger than the porosity of the fabric mesh with said holes disposed inwardly from the peripheral selvage edge thereof.