Valve designs for left ventricular conduits
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Abstract
Disclosed is a conduit that provides a bypass around a stenosis or occlusion in a coronary artery. The conduit is adapted to be positioned in the myocardium to provide a passage for blood to flow from a heart chamber to a coronary artery, at a site distal to the blockage or stenosis in the coronary artery. The conduit has a one-way valve positioned therein to prevent the backflow of blood from the coronary artery into the heart chamber.
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Citations
46 Claims
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1-35. -35. (canceled)
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36. A device for treating a heart, the device comprising:
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a hollow implant having an interior wall surface defining a lumen, the hollow implant being configured to be positioned in a heart wall between a heart chamber and a coronary vessel so as to support a, blood flow passage between the heart chamber and the coronary vessel, wherein portions of the interior wall surface are moveable relative to each other such that, during diastole, the portions reduce the cross-sectional area of the lumen so as to at least partially obstruct blood flow through the implant. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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