A - Human Necessities – 61 – F
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
F
A61F 2/24 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2464744
The present invention relates to a mitral valve prosthesis comprising flexible leaflet-like elements (24,25) with curved coapting surfaces and means (36) for maintaining continuity of the valve when inserted into the mitral annulus, which mimics the continuity between the papillary muscles (12), the chordae tendineae (10), the mitral valve leaflets and the mitral annulus of a natural valve. The present invention also relates to a method of fitting such a prosthesis to heart of a patient.
L'invention concerne une prothèse de valvule mitrale qui comprend des éléments souples en forme de feuillet avec des surfaces de revêtement incurvées et un système pour maintenir la continuité de la valvule après l'insertion dans l'anneau mitral, qui imite la continuité entre les muscles papillaires, les cordes tendineuses, les feuillets de la valvule mitrale et l'anneau mitral d'une valvule naturelle. La présente invention concerne aussi un procédé pour implanter une prothèse de ce type dans le coeur d'un patient.
Bereskin & Parr
The University Court Of The University Of Glasgow
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