Trileaflet Patents (Class 623/2.19)
  • Patent number: 6283995
    Abstract: A heart valve prosthesis includes a molded body and a plurality of leaflets. Each leaflet includes a free margin having opposite ends and a mid-point. The opposite ends are attached to a peripheral portion of the valve. Each free margin is adjacent each other free margin to form a natural-state non-uniform gap therebetween. The gap has a maximized width adjacent the mid-point of each leaflet. Each free margin is scalloped to form a peak at the opposite ends and a mid-point peak between the opposite ends. Each peak is substantially the same height above the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Sulzer Carbomedics Inc.
    Inventors: Riyad E. Moe, Edward J. Sarnowski