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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Shlomo Gabbay, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Shelhigh, Inc., Millburn, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-2 ;
Abstract
A heart valve prosthesis (88; 128) having a plurality of leaflets (18, 20 and 22; 138, 140 and 142). The valve (10; 130) is covered with a sheath (90; 172) of natural tissue. The sheath (90; 172) extends from an inflow end (12; 132) of the valve (10; 130) beyond an outflow end (14; 134) of the valve (12; 132) to define a plurality of lobes (98, 100 and 102; 182, 184 and 186). A substantially flexible annular ring (60; 162) may be positioned between the sheath (90; 172) and the heart valve (10; 132) to provide additional stability.
Published as:
US5935163A; WO9949817A1; EP0986348A1; EP0986348A4; EP0986348B1; ATE223182T1; DE69902727D1; DK0986348T3; PT986348E; ES2183529T3; DE69902727T2;