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WO1997025004A1 Expired / Lapsed WO ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Composite heart valve prosthesis and method for making same

Assignee: Shelhigh Inc
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Filing: 1997-01-03
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-01-03
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Abstract

Abstract A composite natural tissue heart valve prosthesis comprising a tri-composite valve (301) which may be mounted in a cloth-covered, generally anatomical stent (319) is disclosed. The prosthesis includes three adjacent tanned heart valve leaflets (302, 304, 306) of generally similar size, shape and symmetry that are attached to adjacent leaflets along their respective valve wall side edges (308, 310, 312) such that there is substantial caption between the cusps (309, 311, 313).

Inventors

  • 👤 William W. Angell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction WO
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-22 23:05
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2472; A61F2/2412; A61F2/2427

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