Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
March 2013
Patent Number
E044050
Abstract
The subject invention concerns vascular prosthetic devices and methods for ascending aorta and/or valve replacement in humans and animals. In one embodiment, a device of the invention includes a vessel-like structure having a first end adapted for surgical attachment to a left ventricle, a second end adapted for surgical attachment to an aorta, and, interposed between the first and second ends, a sinus portion configured in the shape of the sinuses of Valsalva in a human aortic valve.
Application Number
12/777,789
Recommended Citation
Knight, Joseph A.; Strom, Joel A.; Van Auker, Michael D.; Ondrovic, Leo E.; Muffly, Karl; and McMillan, Donald E., "Vascular prosthesis" (2013). USF Patents. 201.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_patents/201
Assignees
University of South Florida
Filing Date
06/28/2004
Primary/U.S. Class
623/21