Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Heart valve – Having rigid or semirigid pivoting occluder
Patent
1996-05-24
1999-04-06
Willse, David H.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Heart valve
Having rigid or semirigid pivoting occluder
A61F 224
Patent
active
058911952
ABSTRACT:
A combined heart valve and vascular graft, or "valve/graft combination", wherein the heart valve has a sewing ring that is substantially impervious to blood flow. In our preferred embodiment, the sewing ring comprises a solid circular silicone insert which supports the sewing ring radially outwardly form the valve and forms a shield to prevent the flow of blood through the sewing ring.
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Campbell Louis A.
Klostermeyer Tammi E.
Sauter Joseph A.
Barrow Kenneth S.
Sulzer Carbomedics Inc.
Willse David H.
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