Patent ID: 8932344
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A prosthetic aortic conduit for use during surgery on the aorta of a patient, said aorta including an aortic root, said aortic root including either a tricuspid or bicuspid aortic valve, said tricuspid valve having a scalloped tricuspid valve annulus, said bicuspid aortic valve having a scalloped bicuspid valve annulus, said conduit comprising: an elongate tubular portion extending along a longitudinal axis between a first conduit terminal end and a second conduit terminal end, said first conduit terminal end being configured with two substantially U-shaped tongues extending away from said tubular portion generally along said longitudinal axis, each of said tongues being appropriately sized to together collectively approximate the shape of the scalloped bicuspid valve annulus; said second conduit terminal end being configured with three substantially U-shaped tongues extending away from said tubular portion generally along said longitudinal axis, each of said tongues being appropriately sized to together collectively approximate the shape of the scalloped tricuspid valve annulus; whereby, in use, either one of a corresponding said first or second conduit terminal end may be implanted to the aortic root, depending on whether the patient respectively presents a tricuspid or a bicuspid aortic valve.