×

Stent for mitral/tricuspid heart valve

  • US 4,345,340 A
  • Filed: 05/07/1981
  • Issued: 08/24/1982
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/07/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A stent for a trileaflet heart valve comprisinga body portion of a cylindrical section terminating at one end in three circumferentially-spaced commissure posts and at the other end in a flange extending radially outward from the base of said cylindrical section;

  • said flange including an annulus of reduced thickness defining a channel adjacent the base of said cylindrical section;

    said channel being interrupted by a plurality of spaced, radially-extending, reinforcing ribs traversing said channel.

View all claims
  • 4 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×