An apparatus for automatically fixing sutures used in the surgical replacement of a heart valve, includes a first cylinder having a first end and a second end and an interior surface and an exterior surface and a valve sleeve including an annular cuff surrounding the exterior surface adjacent to the first end of the first cylinder. An annular lip is formed on the exterior surface adjacent to the second end of the first cylinder, and a replacement heart valve is positioned within the valve sleeve. The apparatus further includes a second cylinder having second securing means formed on an interior surface of the second cylinder, such that the second securing means corresponds to and are adapted to fixedly engage the first securing means.
申请公布号
WO0239908(A3)
申请公布日期
2003.04.17
申请号
WO2001US43110
申请日期
2001.11.16
申请人
HILL, J., DONALD;BRIGGS, GEOFF;SIMS, MICHAEL;HINMAN, CAMERON, DALE
发明人
HILL, J., DONALD;BRIGGS, GEOFF;SIMS, MICHAEL;HINMAN, CAMERON, DALE