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Obturator for heart valve prostheses, a heart valve prosthesis provided with such an obturator, and a method for the manufacture thereof
Assignee: Sorin Biomedica Cardio SpA
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Filing: 1989-10-10
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Granted: 1992-01-07
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Expires: 2009-10-10
Abstract
Abstract The thickness of the obturator (3) increases gradually from the central region (C 9 C 10 ) towards the ends (P 9 , P 10 ) of the edge (6) nearest to the axis of articulation (5) to the prosthesis, and decreases gradually or is constant from that edge to the other end edge (7) which forms the outer edge of the obturator.
Inventors
- 👤 Gioachino Bona
- 👤 Stefano Rinaldi
- 👤 Franco Vallana
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 21:06
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/24; A61F2/2403; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7837; Y10T137/7838; Y10T137/7839
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
237 words
An obturator for heart valve prostheses, including a convex upper surface and a concave lower surface which are intended to be exposed to the blood flow, in use, in order to cause the obturator to orient between an open position and a closed position about an offset subdiametrical pivot axis, the obturator having a first near pivot axis end edge and a second remote pivot axis end edge which are near to and remote from the pivot axis respectivley, wherein said upper and lower surfaces are substantially cylindrical surfaces each having a respective radius of curvature (R 2 ; R 2 i ) and a respective principal axis (X 9 , X 10 ) each principal axis being perpendicular to the offset pivot axis and substantially cylindrical surfaces satisfy at least one of the following conditions: the radius of curvature (R 2 ) of the upper surface is greater than the radius of curvature (R 2 i ) of the lower surface so that the thickness of the first near pivot axis end edge increases generally from its central region towards its end regions, and the principal axes (X 9 , X 10 ) converge generally from the second remote pivot axis end edge to the first near pivot axis end edge so that the thickness of the obturator decreases generally from the first near pivot axis end edge towards the second remote pivot axis end edge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
237 words
An obturator for heart valve prostheses, including a convex upper surface and a concave lower surface which are intended to be exposed to the blood flow, in use, in order to cause the obturator to orient between an open position and a closed position about an offset subdiametrical pivot axis, the obturator having a first near pivot axis end edge and a second remote pivot axis end edge which are near to and remote from the pivot axis respectivley, wherein said upper and lower surfaces are substantially cylindrical surfaces each having a respective radius of curvature (R 2 ; R 2 i ) and a respective principal axis (X 9 , X 10 ) each principal axis being perpendicular to the offset pivot axis and substantially cylindrical surfaces satisfy at least one of the following conditions: the radius of curvature (R 2 ) of the upper surface is greater than the radius of curvature (R 2 i ) of the lower surface so that the thickness of the first near pivot axis end edge increases generally from its central region towards its end regions, and the principal axes (X 9 , X 10 ) converge generally from the second remote pivot axis end edge to the first near pivot axis end edge so that the thickness of the obturator decreases generally from the first near pivot axis end edge towards the second remote pivot axis end edge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
62 words
An obturator for heart valve prostheses according to claim 1, wherein the radius of curvature (R 2 ) of the upper surface is greater than the radius of curvature (R 2 i ) of the lower surface, the principal axis (X 10 ) of the lower surface being nearer the obturator than the principal axis (X 9 ) of the upper surface.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
238 words
A heart valve prosthesis including at least one obturator having a convex upper surface and a concave lower surface which are intended to be exposed to the blood flow, in use, in order to cause the obturator to orient between an open position and a closed position about an offset pivot axis, the obturator having a first near pivot axis end edge and second remote pivot axis end edge which are near to and remote from the pivot axis respectively, wherein said upper and lower surfaces are substantially cylindrical surfaces each having a respective radius of curvature (R 2 ; R 2 i ) and a respective principal axis (X 9 , X 10 ), each principal axis being perpendicular to the offset pivot axis said substantially cylindrical surfaces satisfy at least one of the following conditions: the radius of curvature (R 2 ) of the upper surface is greater than the radius of curvature (R 2 i ) of the lower surface so that the thickness of the first near pivot axis end edge increases generally from its central region towards its end regions, and the principal axes (X 9 , X 10 ) converge generally from the second remote pivot axis end edge to the first near pivot axis end edge so that the thickness of the obturator decreases generally from the first near pivot axis end edge towards the second remote pivot axis end edge.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
238 words
A heart valve prosthesis including at least one obturator having a convex upper surface and a concave lower surface which are intended to be exposed to the blood flow, in use, in order to cause the obturator to orient between an open position and a closed position about an offset pivot axis, the obturator having a first near pivot axis end edge and second remote pivot axis end edge which are near to and remote from the pivot axis respectively, wherein said upper and lower surfaces are substantially cylindrical surfaces each having a respective radius of curvature (R 2 ; R 2 i ) and a respective principal axis (X 9 , X 10 ), each principal axis being perpendicular to the offset pivot axis said substantially cylindrical surfaces satisfy at least one of the following conditions: the radius of curvature (R 2 ) of the upper surface is greater than the radius of curvature (R 2 i ) of the lower surface so that the thickness of the first near pivot axis end edge increases generally from its central region towards its end regions, and the principal axes (X 9 , X 10 ) converge generally from the second remote pivot axis end edge to the first near pivot axis end edge so that the thickness of the obturator decreases generally from the first near pivot axis end edge towards the second remote pivot axis end edge.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
A prosthesis according to claim 3, including two of said obturators.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
233 words
A method for manufacturing obturators for heart valve prostheses, including a convex upper surface and a concave lower surface which are intended to be exposed to the blood flow, in use, in order to cause the obturator to orient between an open position and a closed position about an offset subdiametrical pivot axis, the obturator having a first near pivot axis end edge and a second remote pivot axis end edge which are near to and remote from the pivot axis respectively, said method including the steps of: forming the upper surface in the form of a substantially cylindrical surface with a respective radius of curvature (R 2 ) and a respective principal axis (X 9 ) which is perpendicular to the offset pivot axis, forming the lower surface in the form of a substantially cylindrical surface which also has a respective radius of curvature (R 2 i ) and a respective principal axis (X 10 ) which is perpendicular to the offset pivot axis and satisfies at least one of the following conditions: the radius of curvature (R 2 i ) of the lower surface is less than the radius of curvature (R 2 ) of the upper surface, and the principal axis (X 10 ) of the lower surface converges generally toward the principal axis (X 9 ) of the upper surface from the second end edge towards the first edge.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
233 words
A method for manufacturing obturators for heart valve prostheses, including a convex upper surface and a concave lower surface which are intended to be exposed to the blood flow, in use, in order to cause the obturator to orient between an open position and a closed position about an offset subdiametrical pivot axis, the obturator having a first near pivot axis end edge and a second remote pivot axis end edge which are near to and remote from the pivot axis respectively, said method including the steps of: forming the upper surface in the form of a substantially cylindrical surface with a respective radius of curvature (R 2 ) and a respective principal axis (X 9 ) which is perpendicular to the offset pivot axis, forming the lower surface in the form of a substantially cylindrical surface which also has a respective radius of curvature (R 2 i ) and a respective principal axis (X 10 ) which is perpendicular to the offset pivot axis and satisfies at least one of the following conditions: the radius of curvature (R 2 i ) of the lower surface is less than the radius of curvature (R 2 ) of the upper surface, and the principal axis (X 10 ) of the lower surface converges generally toward the principal axis (X 9 ) of the upper surface from the second end edge towards the first edge.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
74 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein the lower surface is formed so as to satisfy the following conditions in combination: the radius of curvature (R 2 i ) of the lower surface is less than the radius of curvature (R 2 ) of the upper surface, and the principal axis (X 10 ) of the lower surface is nearer to the actuator than the principal axis (X 9 ) of the upper surface.
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