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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2013
Cook Medical Technologies Llc, Bloomington, IN (US);
Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR (US);
Dusan Pavcnik, Portland, OR (US);
Brian C. Case, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Jacob A. Flagle, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Michael Garrison, Bloomington, IN (US);
Andrew K. Hoffa, Bloomington, IN (US);
Raymond B. Leonard, II, Bloomington, IN (US);
Thomas A. Osborne, Bloomington, IN (US);
Ram H. Paul, Jr., Bloomington, IN (US);
Darin G. Schaeffer, Bloomington, IN (US);
Richard B Sisken, West Lafayette, IN (US);
COOK MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY, Portland, OR (US);
Abstract
A valve prosthesis, such as an artificial venous valve, is described. The valve prosthesis has a support frame formed from a cannula and an attached covering that defines an opening adapted to move between a first position in which the opening is open to fluid flow and a second position in which the opening is closed to fluid flow. The support frame includes a leaflet support portion and a circumferential centering support element disposed adjacent the leaflet support portion with respect to a lengthwise axis of the support frame and mirroring the leaflet support portion with respect to a transverse axis of the support frame.