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US 6,270,527 B1Granted
Elastic valve with partially exposed stent
AssigneeSulzer Carbomedics Inc.
InventorsLouis A. Campbell, Riyad Moe
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Abstract
A valve includes an elastic valve body and a stent. A first portion of the stent is embedded in the elastic valve body and a second portion of the stent is outside the valve body. A method of manufacturing such a valve is also claimed.
Claims11
A valve comprising:
- a polymer valve body;
- a stent, a first portion of the stent being embedded in the valve body and a second portion of the stent being outside he valve body, and
- a sewing ring coupled to the second portion of the stent.
A valve comprising:
- an elastic valve body having a plurality of flexible leaflets;
- a stent comprising a first portion embedded in the valve body and a second portion outside the valve body,
- a sewing ring, and
- a coupling connecting the sewing ring to the stent.
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A valve comprising:
- a polymer valve body having a plurality of flexible leaflets;
- a unitary stent, a first portion of the stent being embedded in the valve body and a second portion of the stent being outside the valve body,
- a sewing ring;
- and
- a coupling for joining the sewing ring to the stent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.