Stent for a cardiac valve
First Claim
1. A stent for a cardiac valve, the stent having an axial direction, a metal base ring disposed generally radially about said axial direction, and metal legs, for attachment of commissures or cusps of a valve, projecting from the base ring generally in said axial direction, wherein said legs are flexible such that in use they bend resiliently along substantially the whole of their axial length to take up strain in a valve mounted in the stent when the valve closes without substantially impairing the performance of the valve.
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Abstract
A stent for a cardiac valve comprises a metal base ring having metal legs projecting therefrom in a generally axial direction, each leg being flexible in such a manner that, when the stent has a valve installed therein and the valve is under pressure such as when operating in the heart, each respective leg can resiliently deform over substantially its whole axial length to take up strain in the valve without impairing its performance.
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21 Claims
- 1. A stent for a cardiac valve, the stent having an axial direction, a metal base ring disposed generally radially about said axial direction, and metal legs, for attachment of commissures or cusps of a valve, projecting from the base ring generally in said axial direction, wherein said legs are flexible such that in use they bend resiliently along substantially the whole of their axial length to take up strain in a valve mounted in the stent when the valve closes without substantially impairing the performance of the valve.
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