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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2006
James L. Pokorney, Northfield, MN (US);
Kemal Schankereli, Stillwater, MN (US);
James L. Pokorney, Northfield, MN (US);
Kemal Schankereli, Stillwater, MN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A housing for a prosthetic valve comprises a first housing portion having a conduit end opening and a valve end opening, a second housing portion having a conduit end opening, a valve end opening and a threaded outer surface adjacent the valve end opening, a first conduit coupled to the conduit end opening of the first housing portion, a second conduit coupled to the conduit end opening of the second housing portion, and a connecting member having a threaded inner surface. The threaded outer surface of the second housing portion is structured to mate with the threaded inner surface of the connecting member to couple the first housing portion to the second housing portion.