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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2021
Applicant:
Joon Bu Park, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Joon Bu Park, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2454 (2013.01); A61F 2/2415 (2013.01);
Abstract
An artificial heart valve includes a frame, one or more struts attached to the frame, and a leaflet configured to open and close a fluid flow path through the frame by moving in response to heartbeats. Movement of the leaflet is restricted by the one or more struts. The leaflet includes an inner leaflet body having a negative Poisson's ratio, and an outer leaflet body at least partially surrounding the inner leaflet body, the outer leaflet body having a positive Poisson's ratio.