Patent ID: 6113631
Filing Date: 2000-09-05
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A prosthetic heart valve comprising:a base ring adapted to be secured in heart tissue and surrounding a flow cross section, said base ring lying in a base plane;a valve housing connected to said base ring and formed with at least two posts spaced-apart around said ring and extending substantially in an axial direction with respect to said ring, and a wall extending axially from said base ring between said posts and rising arcuately from said base ring to apexes at said posts, said wall having end faces between the posts inclined radially outwardly and toward said base plane, said end faces having inner edges; andrespective cusp-shaped leaflets attached to said wall along each of said inner edges in an arcuate connecting line lying in a respective connecting line plane and corresponding to an intersection between the respective connecting line plane and a cylinder to an axis of which the connecting line plane is inclined, said leaflets meeting within said housing for closure of said valve.