Heart valve leaflet with scalloped free margin
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1. A heart valve prosthesis comprising:
- a peripheral valve body;
at least three polymeric leaflets, each leaflet comprising a free margin having opposite ends attached to said peripheral valve body and a mid-point, each said free margin being adjacent another free margin to form a plurality of adjacent free margin pairs, and each free margin being scalloped to form a peak at each of said opposite ends and a mid-point peak between said opposite ends; and
a plurality of natural state non-uniform gaps formed between each of said adjacent free margin pairs, said gaps having a first width adjacent said opposite ends and a second width adjacent said mid-point, said second width being greater than said first width.
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Abstract
A heart valve prosthesis includes a molded body and a plurality of leaflets. Each leaflet includes a free margin having opposite ends and a mid-point. The opposite ends are attached to a peripheral portion of the valve. Each free margin is adjacent each other free margin to form a natural-state non-uniform gap therebetween. The gap has a maximized width adjacent the mid-point of each leaflet. Each free margin is scalloped to form a peak at the opposite ends and a mid-point peak between the opposite ends. Each peak is substantially the same height above the base.
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24 Claims
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1. A heart valve prosthesis comprising:
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a peripheral valve body;
at least three polymeric leaflets, each leaflet comprising a free margin having opposite ends attached to said peripheral valve body and a mid-point, each said free margin being adjacent another free margin to form a plurality of adjacent free margin pairs, and each free margin being scalloped to form a peak at each of said opposite ends and a mid-point peak between said opposite ends; and
a plurality of natural state non-uniform gaps formed between each of said adjacent free margin pairs, said gaps having a first width adjacent said opposite ends and a second width adjacent said mid-point, said second width being greater than said first width. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A heart valve prosthesis comprising:
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a valve body comprising a base and a plurality of polymeric leaflets, each leaflet comprising a free margin having opposite ends attached to said valve body and a mid-point;
each free margin being adjacent another free margin to form a natural-state nonuniform gap therebetween, the gap having a maximized width adjacent the mid-point of each leaflet; and
each free margin being scalloped to form a peak at each of the opposite ends and a mid-point peak between the opposite ends, each peak being of substantially equal height above the base. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A flexible leaflet heart valve comprising:
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a body and at least three leaflets, each leaflet including a free margin having opposite ends and a mid-point, the opposite ends being attached to a peripheral portion of the valve;
each free margin being adjacent each other free margin to from a natural-state non-uniform gap therebetween, the gap including at least three legs having a substantially uniform first width and a central opening having a second width greater than the first width interconnecting the three legs; and
each free margin being scalloped to form a peak at the opposite ends and a mid-point peak adjacent the central opening. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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