Title:
MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003037227
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a mitral valve prosthesis comprising flexible leaflet-like elements (24,25) with curved coapting surfaces and means (36) for maintaining continuity of the valve when inserted into the mitral annulus, which mimics the continuity between the papillary muscles (12), the chordae tendineae (10), the mitral valve leaflets and the mitral annulus of a natural valve. The present invention also relates to a method of fitting such a prosthesis to heart of a patient.
Inventors:
WHEATLEY DAVID JOHN (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/GB2002/004873
Publication Date:
October 16, 2003
Filing Date:
October 29, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
UNIV GLASGOW (GB)
WHEATLEY DAVID JOHN (GB)
WHEATLEY DAVID JOHN (GB)
International Classes:
A61F2/24; (IPC1-7): A61F2/24
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2001041679A1 | 2001-06-14 | |||
| WO2001049217A2 | 2001-07-12 |
Foreign References:
| US4960424A | 1990-10-02 | |||
| DE4234127A1 | 1994-05-26 | |||
| US5824067A | 1998-10-20 |
Other References:
DATABASE COMPENDEX [online] ENGINEERING INFORMATION, INC., NEW YORK, NY, US; HSU CHEUNG-HWA ET AL: "Modeling and analysis of closed geometry designs of bi-leaflet mechanical heart valves", XP002242696, Database accession no. EIX97133514427
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