Patent ID: 9566146
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61F,A61M

Claim:
1. A cardiovascular valve assembly, comprising: a housing assembly, the housing assembly comprising: a first portion having first and second ends, a first outer surface, an internal cavity, and at least one coupling structure extending from a first undulating surface of the second end of the first portion, the at least one coupling structure and the first undulating surface being positioned inward from the first outer surface at the second end of the first portion; a second portion removably attached to the first portion and having first and second ends, a second outer surface, an internal cavity, and at least one coupling aperture positioned inward from the second outer surface within a second undulating surface at the second end of the second portion, the at least one coupling aperture being structured to receive the coupling structure to couple the first portion to the second portion, the at least one coupling structure being positioned completely within the first and second outer surfaces when the cardiovascular valve assembly is assembled; a valve positioned within the housing assembly and having at least one valve aperture defined therein and a cuff, the cuff being positioned between the first and second undulating surfaces when the cardiovascular valve assembly is assembled; wherein the valve is structured to allow fluid to flow through the housing assembly in a single direction; wherein the at least one coupling structure extends through the at least one valve aperture and through the at least one coupling aperture to couple the first portion and the valve to the second portion.