Mitral valve prosthesis
First Claim
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1. A prosthetic heart valve comprising:
- a base ring adapted to be secured in heart tissue and surrounding a flow cross section, said base ring lying in a base plane;
a valve housing connected to said base ring and formed with at least two posts spaced-apart around said ring and extending substantially in an axial direction with respect to said ring, and a wall extending axially from said base ring between said posts and rising arcuately from said base ring to apexes at said posts, said wall having end faces between the posts inclined radially outwardly and toward said base plane, said end faces having inner edges; and
respective cusp-shaped leaflets attached to said wall along each of said inner edges in an arcuate connecting line lying in a respective connecting line plane and corresponding to an intersection between the respective connecting line plane and a cylinder to an axis of which the connecting line plane is inclined, said leaflets meeting within said housing for closure of said valve.
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Abstract
A mitral valve prosthesis consists of a support housing (stent) with a base ring that bears at least two stays which substantially extend in the ring axis direction and are connected by curved wall for securing two flexible cusps. In order to obtain as uniform and reduced forces as possible between the cusps and the support housing, the connection lines between the cusps (21 to 23) and the top inner edge (241) of the wall (24) lie each in a plane.
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1. A prosthetic heart valve comprising:
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a base ring adapted to be secured in heart tissue and surrounding a flow cross section, said base ring lying in a base plane; a valve housing connected to said base ring and formed with at least two posts spaced-apart around said ring and extending substantially in an axial direction with respect to said ring, and a wall extending axially from said base ring between said posts and rising arcuately from said base ring to apexes at said posts, said wall having end faces between the posts inclined radially outwardly and toward said base plane, said end faces having inner edges; and respective cusp-shaped leaflets attached to said wall along each of said inner edges in an arcuate connecting line lying in a respective connecting line plane and corresponding to an intersection between the respective connecting line plane and a cylinder to an axis of which the connecting line plane is inclined, said leaflets meeting within said housing for closure of said valve. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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