Heart valve with rectangular orifice
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1. A heart valve prosthesis comprising:
- a. a base including a blood passageway that is substantially rectangular, b. a means for regulating flow comprising at least one leaflet, wherein the shape of at least one of said at least one leaflet is substantially rectangular, c. a means for maintaining said regulating means, wherein said maintaining means comprises one or more sockets, whereby said heart valve prosthesis permits said regulating means to open, enabling substantially central forward blood flow.
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Abstract
A mechanical heart valve prosthesis has a generally rectangular orifice and two leaflets that move between a closed position nearly perpendicular to blood flow and an open position nearly parallel to blood flow. Due to the uniform dimension of a rectangle, the leaflets are hinged at the periphery of the orifice, and present a single large central flow region to the blood when opened. The base provides several means of constraining the leaflet rotation during opening and closing.
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1. A heart valve prosthesis comprising:
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a. a base including a blood passageway that is substantially rectangular, b. a means for regulating flow comprising at least one leaflet, wherein the shape of at least one of said at least one leaflet is substantially rectangular, c. a means for maintaining said regulating means, wherein said maintaining means comprises one or more sockets, whereby said heart valve prosthesis permits said regulating means to open, enabling substantially central forward blood flow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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