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Process and apparatus for the production of a heart valve prosthesis

  • US 5,488,789 A
  • Filed: 01/14/1994
  • Issued: 02/06/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/08/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. Apparatus for covering an annular support of a heart valve prosthesis with an elastic textile covering, said apparatus comprising:

  • two coaxial rings having a central opening for holding the annular support together with the covering, a first one of said two coaxial rings having a fastening means for engagement with one end of the textile covering; and

    a second one of said two coaxial rings having a clamping device for engagement with the other end of the textile covering;

    a stand attached to the first and second rings for holding the first and second rings in a predetermined position, said stand including guide columns slidably attached to said first and second rings for permitting said first and second rings to be moved along said guide columns while maintaining a relative position between said first and second rings.

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