Mechanical heart valve

Details Mechanical heart valve Mechanical heart valve

1997-02-10

1999-11-09

Yu, Mickey

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Heart valve

Having rigid or semirigid pivoting occluder

623 1, 623 66, 623900, 137527, 1375278, A61F 224

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059805684

ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to a mechanical heart valve for artificial blood pumps and conduits. An occluder is located in a flow channel with an S-shaped center line and with a cross sectional area which decreases in the flow direction. The occluder is made in the form of a rotational body which can be turned around a pivot or virtual axis, which is located outside the center of gravity of the rotational body.

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