Patent ID: 9439758
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A prosthesis for locating at a branch region of an aortic root, where an aorta meets right and left coronary arteries adjacent an aortic valve having intact native leaflets, the prosthesis comprising: a main conduit having a tubular portion with first and second ends, and a first projecting portion projecting from the first end of the tubular portion, wherein there are no more than three portions projecting from the first end, including the first projecting portion, and a first branch conduit, wherein the first branch conduit is connected to, and extends from, the first projecting portion; wherein the main conduit and the first branch conduit are arranged for locating in the aorta and a coronary artery respectively, the first projecting portion projecting into a bowl-shaped cavity of one of three valve leaflets of the aortic valve having intact native leaflets, wherein the main conduit has a constant uniform diameter.