Heart valve prosthesis

Details Heart valve prosthesis Heart valve prosthesis

1976-09-07

1978-03-14

Frinks, Ronald L.

Fluid handling

Flow affected by fluid contact, energy field or coanda effect

Means to regulate or vary operation of device

1375121, 1375278, A61F 122

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040782689

ABSTRACT:
A heart valve prosthesis having an annular base carrying two pivoting valving members for use in a heart to control the flow of blood. The valving members are pivotally mounted on the annular base for pivotal movement about separate axes spaced from the center of the base. In one form of the prosthesis the base is removably attached to a suturing assembly adapted to be connected to heart tissue.

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patent: 3689942 (1972-09-01), Rapp
patent: 3737919 (1973-06-01), Child
patent: 3739402 (1973-06-01), Cooley et al.
patent: 3835475 (1974-09-01), Child
patent: 3903548 (1975-09-01), Nakib
patent: 3926215 (1975-12-01), Macleod

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