Tri-composite, full root, stentless valve
First Claim
1. A prosthetic composite heart valve, comprising three mammalian heart valve leaflet sections, each leaflet section including a full root length of tissue and a valve leaflet and being devoid of coronary ostia, the leaflet sections being affixed to one another to define a fluid flow passage, the fluid flow through which may be governed by the valve leaflets.
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Abstract
A bioprosthetic heart valve is disclosed. In a first aspect of the invention, a prosthetic heart valve comprises three mammalian heart valve leaflets, each valve leaflet including a full root length of tissue, the valve leaflets being affixed to one another to define a fluid flow passage, the fluid flow through which may be governed by the valve leaflets. In a second aspect the heart valve comprises a plurality of heart valve leaflets affixed to one another to define a fluid flow passage, the fluid flow through which may be governed by the valve leaflets; and a permanent trimming guide on at least one of the plurality of valve leaflets. In yet a third aspect of the invention, a bioprosthetic heart valve comprises a plurality of assembled parts, wherein the assembled parts are sutured together by hidden and locking stitches.
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37 Claims
- 1. A prosthetic composite heart valve, comprising three mammalian heart valve leaflet sections, each leaflet section including a full root length of tissue and a valve leaflet and being devoid of coronary ostia, the leaflet sections being affixed to one another to define a fluid flow passage, the fluid flow through which may be governed by the valve leaflets.
- 20. A tri-composite, full root, stentless heart valve, which is devoid of coronary ostia, wherein leaflet sections that are attached to form the tri-composite have been treated by photochemical fixation prior to assembly.
- 25. A prosthetic heart valve comprising a tri-composite, full root, stentless valve, which is devoid of coronary ostia, and which has been made by suturing together three pieces of animal tissue that each includes a heart valve leaflet to form a tubular structure having an external surface, an inner surface, an posterior end, a anterior end, and in which the three leaflets have cusps and edges, with the adjacent edges of the valve leaflets meeting to form commissures, wherein the pieces have been treated by photochemical fixation prior to suturing.
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30. A process for the manufacture of a prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
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providing mammalian sections contain heart valve leaflets;
treating the sections using photofixation;
attaching three sections to define a tubular structure wherein the leaflets match to form commissures at adjacent edges of the leaflets;
attaching a sewing ring at a posterior end of the tubular structure;
thereby forming a full root, tri-composite, stentless heart valve devoid of coronary ostia. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A process for the replacement of a heart valve in a human, comprising:
- removing an existing heart valve from the human and implanting a tri-composite, full root, stentless heart valve devoid of coronary ostia wherein leaflet sections that are sutured together to form the tri-composite have been treated by photochemical fixation prior to assembly in place of the existing heart valve.
- View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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