HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering.

SUBSTANCE: device has body having external and end face surfaces and envelope box cuff. Locking member is mounted in the device body. The locking member is connected to the device body by means of rotation unit of hinge type. External surface of the device body has ring-shaped protrusion having fitting and supporting surfaces. The envelope box is collapsible and detachable. It has bushing and ring having smooth or threaded connection between them. The device body has two external surface areas free of the cuff adjacent to end face surfaces of the body.

EFFECT: high reliability and long service life.

4 cl, 3 dwg