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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2014
Applicant:
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
C. Douglas Bernstein, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Arush Kalra, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Assignee:
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); G05B 19/4099 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2475 (2013.01); A61F 2/24 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); G05B 19/4099 (2013.01); A61F 2/2415 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30706 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2250/006 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0007 (2013.01); G05B 2219/42155 (2013.01);
Abstract
An expandable valved conduit for pediatric right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) reconstruction is disclosed. The valved conduit may provide long-term patency and resistance to thrombosis and stenosis. The valved conduit may enlarge radially and/or longitudinally to accommodate the growing anatomy of the patient. Further, a method is disclosed for the manufacture of the valved conduit based in part on a plastically deformable biocompatible polymer and a computer-optimized valve design developed for such an expandable valved conduit.