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Annular prosthesis for mitral valve

  • US 6,726,717 B2
  • Filed: 05/15/2002
  • Issued: 04/27/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An annular prosthesis for a mitral valve comprising a posterior half-ring and an anterior half-ring coupled to each other on a first transverse plane at two coupling points, the first transverse plane defining a maximum width section of the prosthesis, wherein the ratio between (a) the distance between said anterior half-ring and said posterior half-ring, as measured along a second plane that is perpendicular to the first plane and equidistant to said coupling points and (b) the maximum width of said prosthesis is lower than 3/4.

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