Patent ID: 6231602
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An annuloplasty prosthesis for infra-annular use in restoring the normal circumference of the dilated annulus and sinuses of a natural arterial heart valve having leaflets having a plurality of commissures, said prosthesis comprising:an upper edge having a plurality of axially projecting legs, each of said legs corresponding to the location of a commissure of said valve and being sequentially interconnected by arcuate circumferential segments of said upper edge, the upper edge thus defining a series of peaks and valleys;a lower edge disposed below and substantially adjacent to said upper edge and shaped to conform to the peaks and valleys of upper edge, the lower edge defining a series of peaks and valleys which is less pronounced than that of the upper edge; anda flexible biocompatible material covering the prosthesis.