Artificial valve leaflet

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9474602
APP PUB NO 20140058503A1
SERIAL NO

14068284

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An artificial mitral valve has a ring, an anterior cusp-side region, a posterior cusp-side region and a valve leaflet connected along an outer edge of the ring. The valve leaflet includes an anterior cusp forming member connected to the anterior cusp-side region and a posterior cusp forming member connected to the posterior cusp-side region. The anterior cusp forming member is provided with has an upper edge joined to the ring and a lower edge that forms a bifurcated portion. The upper edge is made up of a pair of right and left edges that incline inward and upward from the right and left sides, and a curved edge interposed between the inclined edges that curves along the anterior cusp-side region. The posterior cusp forming member has an upper edge joined to the ring and a lower edge that forms a bifurcated portion.

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WASEDA UNIVERSITY104 TOTSUKAMACHI 1-CHOME SHINJUKU-KU TOKYO 1698050

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kasegawa, Hitoshi Tokyo, JP 2 15
Umezu, Mitsuo Tokyo, JP 15 248

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