US5500016A
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Artificial heart valve
Assignee: INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC
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Filing: 1993-03-19
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Granted: 1996-03-19
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Expires: 2013-03-19
Abstract
Abstract A flexible leaflet heart valve (1), to replace natural aortic or pulmonary valves of the heart, includes a frame (3) and flexible leaflets (2) attached to the frame (3). Each flexible leaflet (2) forms part of a surface of revolution having its axis of revolution substantially orthogonal to the direction of blood flow through the valve (1). The valve (1) has improved opening characteristics under low flow conditions, and allows a large range of geometries for the same size valve.
Inventors
- 👤 John Fisher
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 21:07
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2412
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
126 words
A flexible leaflet heart valve for controlling the flow of blood in an artery comprising a substantially rigid frame (3), and a plurality of substantially identical flexible leaflets (2) mounted on the frame (3), characterised in that each flexible leaflet (2) is formed from part of a surface of revolution having its axis of revolution lying in a plane substantially orthogonal to the direction of blood flow through the valve (1), and a shape defined by the equation: z.sup.2 +y.sup.2 =2R.sub.L (x-g)-α(x-g).sup.2 where: g is the offset of the leaflet from the axis of the frame; R L is the radius of curvature of the leaflet (2) at (g, 0, 0); and α is the shape parameter and is greater than 0 and less than 1.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
126 words
A flexible leaflet heart valve for controlling the flow of blood in an artery comprising a substantially rigid frame (3), and a plurality of substantially identical flexible leaflets (2) mounted on the frame (3), characterised in that each flexible leaflet (2) is formed from part of a surface of revolution having its axis of revolution lying in a plane substantially orthogonal to the direction of blood flow through the valve (1), and a shape defined by the equation: z.sup.2 +y.sup.2 =2R.sub.L (x-g)-α(x-g).sup.2 where: g is the offset of the leaflet from the axis of the frame; R L is the radius of curvature of the leaflet (2) at (g, 0, 0); and α is the shape parameter and is greater than 0 and less than 1.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
A flexible leaflet heart valve according to claim 1, in which α is in the range 0.2 to 0.8.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A flexible leaflet heart valve according to claim 2, in which α is within the range 0.4 to 0.6.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
A flexible leaflet heart valve according to claim 3, in which α is substantially 0.5.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
48 words
A flexible leaflet heart valve according to claim 1, in which x is in the range 0 to R L , y, when present, is in the range -R L to +R L , and z is in the range -1.8 R L to +0.2 R L .
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
A flexible leaflet heart valve according to claim 1, in which R F , which is a radius of the frame of the valve, and R L are both between 5 mm and 20 mm, and g is in the range 0 to 3 mm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A flexible leaflet heart valve according to claim 1 including three flexible leaflets (2).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
A flexible leaflet heart valve according to claim 1, in which the rigid frame (3) has a substantially circular cross section.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
A flexible leaflet heart valve according to claim 1, in which the leaflets are made from polyurethane and have a variable thickness in the range 0.15 mm to 0.2 mm.
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