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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard E Clark, St. Louis, MO (US);
John Skelton, Sharon, MA (US);
Robert B Davis, Framingham, MA (US);
Assignees:
Albany International Corp., Albany, NY (US);
Washington University, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D03D / ; D03D / ; A61F / ; D04C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1393 / ; 1393 / ; 1394 / ; 3-14 ; 28155 ; 87-7 ; 87-8 ;
Abstract
Prostheses for inadequate or diseased heart valves and blood vessels, formed of fabrics comprising multifilament synthetic yarns. For a heart valve the fabric is supported on a three-lobed frame. During manufacture, the fabric is subjected to a plural step compressive shrinking and crimping process to impart nonisotropic elastic compliance approximating the natural mechanical properties. The resulting composite structures are free of thrombogenic complications.