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Expandable surgical heart valve indicators

  • US 10,130,469 B2
  • Filed: 06/08/2017
  • Issued: 11/20/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A prosthetic heart valve having a labeled valve size, comprising:

  • an internal support frame defining a flow orifice therethrough, wherein the internal support frame is expandable;

    a plurality of flexible leaflets attached to the support frame and extending across the flow orifice and coming together within the orifice to define one-way flow therethrough from an inflow end to an outflow end of the valve; and

    a valve-size indicator on the heart valve that denotes the labeled valve size and signifies the capability of the support frame for expansion.

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