Living hinge attachment of leaflet to a valve body

Details Living hinge attachment of leaflet to a valve body Living hinge attachment of leaflet to a valve body

1998-06-24

2000-09-12

Yu, Mickey

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

Heart valve

Flexible leaflet

623 21, A61F 224

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061171697

ABSTRACT:
A valve including a living hinge coupling a leaflet to a valve body. The leaflet can be coupled through the living hinge to the valve body's inner diameter, its outer diameter, or somewhere between the two diameters. Because the living hinge design of the valve is an integrated part, it can be manufactured in a single step.

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