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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 1983
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Suresh T Shah, Eagan, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medical Incorporated, Iver Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3-15 ;
Abstract
An elliptical suturing cuff for a mitral prosthetic heart valve with a round planform. The suturing cuff is constructed from a single piece of seamless knit tubing. The radially enlarged portions of the cuff are positioned generally adjacent to the pivot and retaining structure on the valve base.