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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2018
Incubar Llc, Broomfield, CO (US);
R. David Fish, Houston, TX (US);
Incubar, LLC, Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
A prosthetic vascular valve includes one or more continuous loops of frame material or one or more strands of material that do not form a continuous loop. The frame includes a plurality of longitudinal portions, wherein a membrane is attached to at least one of the longitudinal portions, and wherein the membrane is configured to open and close. During implantation, the frame engages the inner surface of the vein wall and is biased against the vein wall to remain stationary. In use, blood flows from an upstream end to a downstream end, wherein the membrane mitigates regurgitation of the blood as the blood is conveyed through the subject vein.