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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2005
Applicants:
Brian C. Case, Bloomington, IN (US);
Beth Ann Kirts, Bloomington, IN (US);
Thomas A. Osborne, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Brian C. Case, Bloomington, IN (US);
Beth Ann Kirts, Bloomington, IN (US);
Thomas A. Osborne, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cook Incorporated, Bloomington, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Prosthetic valves for regulating fluid flow are provided. The valves have at least one leaflet that includes a plurality of pores that allow a quantity of retrograde flow to pass through the leaflet when the valve is in a closed configuration.