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Heart valve
Assignee: Biocontrol Technology Inc
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Filing: 1994-11-01
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Granted: 1996-10-08
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Expires: 2014-11-01
Abstract
Abstract A multi-leaflet (usually trileaflet) heart valve composed of biocompatible polymer which, in all of its embodiments, simultaneously imitates the structure and dynamics of biological heart valves and avoids promotion of calcification. The valve includes a plurality of flexible leaflets dip cast on a mandrel, which leaflets are then bonded with a bonding agent to the interior surfaces of a plurality of struts on a metal-reinforced prosthetic stent. The leaflets open and close in response to the pumping action of the heart and, due to the design of the leaflets, fatigue resistance of the heart valve is high. The leaflets and the polymer components of the prosthetic stent are manufactured of biocompatible polymers exhibiting intrinsic calcification-resistant properties.
Inventors
- 👤 David L. Purdy
- 👤 James R. Cupp
- 👤 Frederick J. Shipko
- 👤 Robert D. Norman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 20:23
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2412; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S623/00; Y10S623/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A heart valve comprising a biocompatible, metal-reinforced resilient stent including: an annulus, a plurality of metal-reinforced angularly spaced struts extending from said annulus, each of said struts including a metal wire embedded within a biocompatible polymeric material, preformed separate, biocompatible, flexible leaflets having outer boundaries secured to said struts, said leaflets adapted for movement to diverge from each other and converge toward each other to a valve-opening and a valve-closing position, respectively, a biocompatible polymeric covering forming a part of said struts and overlapping said outer boundaries of said leaflets which are secured to said struts, and a suture ring connected to and encircling said annulus.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A heart valve comprising a biocompatible, metal-reinforced resilient stent including: an annulus, a plurality of metal-reinforced angularly spaced struts extending from said annulus, each of said struts including a metal wire embedded within a biocompatible polymeric material, preformed separate, biocompatible, flexible leaflets having outer boundaries secured to said struts, said leaflets adapted for movement to diverge from each other and converge toward each other to a valve-opening and a valve-closing position, respectively, a biocompatible polymeric covering forming a part of said struts and overlapping said outer boundaries of said leaflets which are secured to said struts, and a suture ring connected to and encircling said annulus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
41 words
The heart valve according to claim 1 wherein said biocompatible polymeric covering forming a part of said struts and overlapping said outer boundaries of said leaflets further comprises a hood having a plurality of cavities corresponding in number to said struts.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The heart valve according to claim 2 wherein each of said leaflets is secured to a portion of each strut spaced from said annulus at a position interior of said hood.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
84 words
The heart valve according to claim 1 wherein said stent includes a frame having a ring of metal having a flange thereon comprising a projection of metal extending generally perpendicularly to said ring, a string wound around said ring wherein said ring has circumferential slots and said string is wound on said ring through said slots in a helical configuration, a covering of biocompatible polymer encasing said frame, said coating impregnating and completely encasing said string and securing said biocompatible polymer to said ring.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
The heart valve according to claim 1 wherein each of said preformed leaflets secured at their said outer boundaries to said struts is positioned so that sides of each of said leaflets opposite to its said outer boundary abut with sides opposite to said outer boundaries of other of said leaflets.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
The heart valve according to claim 1 wherein said plurality of metal-reinforced angularly spaced struts are formed by a continuous stent member having a continuous curved wire embedded therein, said continuous stent member mounted adjacent a metal ring forming at least part of said annulus.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
The heart valve according to claim 1 wherein said biocompatible stent is formed of biocompatible material which consists of a calcification-resistant segmented polyurethane elastomer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The heart valve according to claim 7 wherein said polyurethane demonstrates resistance to in vivo environmental stress cracking.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The heart valve according to claim 7 wherein said polyurethane demonstrates resistance to in vivo surface thrombus formation.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
The heart valve according to claim 6 wherein said metal ring has two external flanges and one internal flange.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The heart valve according to claim 6 wherein said metal ring has a single flange having spaced voids formed therein.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
The heart valve according to claim 1 wherein each of said leaflets has a top free edge angled downwardly from the horizontal toward a center of said heart valve at an angle of about 27°.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
The heart valve according to claim 1 wherein a region of said leaflets which contacts each other in said valve-closing position is sinusoidal in shape.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
64 words
The heart valve according to claim 6 wherein said metal ring has an interior diameter approximately equal to an interior diameter of said stent, further wherein said stent member is rectangular in section and each of said leaflets has a rectangular member thereon adhered with an adhesive to a rectangular outer surface of a portion of said stent member which is adjacent said leaflet.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The heart valve according to claim 1 wherein said annulus includes a metal ring positioned adjacent said plurality of metal-reinforced angularly spaced struts.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
The heart valve according to claim 15 wherein said metal ring has an inner diameter substantially equal to an inner diameter of said leaflets in said valve-opening position.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
152 words
A heart valve comprising a biocompatible, metal-reinforced resilient stent, said stent including: an annulus, a plurality of metal-reinforced angularly spaced struts extending from said annulus, and preformed separate, biocompatible, flexible leaflets having outer boundaries secured to said struts, said leaflets adapted for movement to diverge from each other to a valve-opening position and to converge toward each other to a valve-closing position, wherein a region of said leaflets which contacts each other in said valve-closing position is sinusoidal in shape, and wherein each of said leaflets has a length from a center of said heart valve to a interior of said stent equal to one third of the circumference of an inside diameter of said interior of said stent, a biocompatible polymeric covering forming part of said struts and overlapping said outer boundaries of said leaflets which are secured to said struts, and a suture ring connected to and encircling said annulus.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
152 words
A heart valve comprising a biocompatible, metal-reinforced resilient stent, said stent including: an annulus, a plurality of metal-reinforced angularly spaced struts extending from said annulus, and preformed separate, biocompatible, flexible leaflets having outer boundaries secured to said struts, said leaflets adapted for movement to diverge from each other to a valve-opening position and to converge toward each other to a valve-closing position, wherein a region of said leaflets which contacts each other in said valve-closing position is sinusoidal in shape, and wherein each of said leaflets has a length from a center of said heart valve to a interior of said stent equal to one third of the circumference of an inside diameter of said interior of said stent, a biocompatible polymeric covering forming part of said struts and overlapping said outer boundaries of said leaflets which are secured to said struts, and a suture ring connected to and encircling said annulus.
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