Patent ID: 8002824

Claim:
A system, comprising: a cardiac valve, where the cardiac valve includes: a support frame having a first end member and a second end member separated from the first end member by a number of cross members that define a lumen; a cover at the second end member to form a first valve leaflet and a second valve leaflet, where a portion of the first valve leaflet and the second valve leaflet join to form a reversibly sealable opening for unidirectional flow of a liquid through the cardiac valve; and a tubular member of the cardiac valve, coupled to the cardiac valve, and having a predetermined length extending from and in fluid tight communication with the cover, where the tubular member includes a first end on a first side of the first and second valve leaflets and a second end on a second side of the first and second valve leaflets opposite the first side to allow for fluid communication across the valve when the first and second valve leaflets are in a closed position and where the first end and the second end of the tubular member are positionable within and stay within a patient's body after removal of a delivery catheter and where the tubular member includes a predetermined bend between the first end and the second end; and a catheter including a proximal end and a distal end, the cardiac valve located between the proximal end and distal end of the catheter.