Artificial valved conduits for cardiac reconstructive procedures and methods for their production

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9585746
APP PUB NO 20140288642A1
SERIAL NO

14235578

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Artificial heart valve structures and methods of their fabrication are disclosed. The heart valve structures may be fabricated from a biocompatible polymer and include one or more heart valve leaflet structures incorporated within a conduit. The valve structures may incorporate one or more conduit sinuses, as well as a gap between the lower margin of the valve leaflets and the interior of the conduit. In addition, the valve structures may include one or more valve sinuses created in a space between the valve leaflets and the conduit inner surface. Computational fluid dynamics and mechanical modeling may be used to design the valve leaflets with optimal characteristics. A heart valve structure may also incorporate a biodegradable component to which cells may adhere The incorporated cells may arise from patient cells migrating to the biodegradable component, or the component may be pre-seeded with cells prior to implantation in a patient.

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  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY;UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bernstein, C Douglas Pittsburgh, US 16 95
Dur, Onur San Ramon, US 14 216
Pekkan, Kerem Pittsburgh, US 9 49
Yoshida, Masahiro Pittsburgh, US 512 4952

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