STENT-BASED VENOUS VALVES
First Claim
1. An artificial venous valve comprising:
- a stent formed from a lattice of interconnected elements and having a substantially cylindrical configuration with first and second open ends, wherein one or more of the elements are deformed inwardly out of the circumferential plane; and
a biocompatible material attached to the one or more elements thereby forming one or more valve flaps.
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Abstract
An artificial venous valve which incorporates a stent having one or more of the elements comprising its frame deformed inwardly towards its center and a biocompatible fabric attached to the one or more elements is utilized to replace or supplement incompetent or damaged venous valves. The elements are deformed and the fabric attached in such a way as to form valve flaps, which when there is no pressure differential on opposite sides of the flaps, substantially occludes the lumen of the vessel into which the artificial valve has been deployed. When there is a pressure differential, albeit slight, due to the pumping of the heart, the flaps easily open and allow blood to flow therethrough while substantially preventing backflow.
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1. An artificial venous valve comprising:
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a stent formed from a lattice of interconnected elements and having a substantially cylindrical configuration with first and second open ends, wherein one or more of the elements are deformed inwardly out of the circumferential plane; and
a biocompatible material attached to the one or more elements thereby forming one or more valve flaps. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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12. An artificial venous valve comprising:
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a self-expanding stent formed from a lattice of interconnected elements and having a substantially cylindrical configuration with first and second ends and a compressed diameter for insertion into a vessel and an expanded diameter for deployment into the vessel, wherein the one or more of the elements are deformed out of the circumferential plane at a first angle when the self-expanding stent is at its compressed diameter and at a second angle when the self-expanding stent is at its expanded diameter, the second angle being greater than the first angle; and
a biocompatible fabric attached to the one or more elements thereby forming one or more valve flaps.
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