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Heart valve prosthesis and sutureless implantation of a heart valve prosthesis

  • US 20020032481A1
  • Filed: 10/09/2001
  • Published: 03/14/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A heart valve prosthesis comprising:

  • a generally cylindrical support extending between opposed ends thereof, a plurality of support features extend generally axially between the opposed ends of the support and are interconnected so as to bias the support radially outwardly; and

    a valve mounted within the support to define a supported valve, the supported valve being deformable between a first condition a second condition, the supported valve having a cross-sectional dimension in the second condition that is less than a cross-sectional dimension of the supported valve when in first condition, whereby implantation of the supported valve is facilitated when in the second condition.

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