Patent ID: 7704222
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A conduit for implantation in the heart, the conduit comprising: an expandable, vascularly deliverable, hollow, metal tube having an interior and an exterior and configured to be positioned between a blood vessel and a heart chamber; a first end open towards and positioned within the blood vessel and a second end open towards the heart chamber, wherein the first and second ends are continuously open upon implantation of the conduit in a body, the tube includes a substantially lattice structure adjacent each of the first and second ends and extending therebetween, and a substantially straight line intersects at least a portion of the first end and at least a portion of the second end; and a section of body tissue attached to the tube within said interior of the tube and adapted to allow blood to flow therethrough, wherein the section of body tissue contains at least one tissue valve operable to restrict flow through the conduit from the blood vessel to the heart chamber during diastole, wherein the valve is positioned between the first and second ends.