Patent ID: 9132006
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A prosthetic aortic heart valve, comprising: an annular support frame, the support frame comprising a nickel-titanium, shape memory alloy, the support frame radially crimpable to a narrow configuration and radially expandable, the support frame having an inlet end and an outlet end; and a valve assembly comprising three pericardium leaflets defining three commissures and forming a tubular conduit having an inlet and an outlet, the conduit disposed within the annular support frame, the conduit tapering radially inward away from the support frame from the inlet towards the outlet such that there is a radial clearance distance between each leaflet and the outlet end of the support frame when the leaflets are in an open state and when the leaflets are in a closed state, wherein the commissures are sutured to the support frame, and each leaflet comprises a curved inlet edge and a straight outlet edge.