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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Hans Reiner Figulla, Jena, DE;
Alexander Lauten, Jena, DE;
Inventors:
Hans Reiner Figulla, Jena, DE;
Alexander Lauten, Jena, DE;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2412 (2013.01);
Abstract
A prosthetic valve for replacing an atrioventricular heart valve comprises an annular body () on which valvular cusps are fastened and which is adapted to be inserted into a valve annulus () of the heart (). The annular body has a plurality of anchor elements which are connected thereto on the ventricle side and optionally other anchor elements which are connected to the annular body on the atrium side. Said anchor elements extend radially outside the annular body and substantially parallel to its outer wall.