Prosthetic heart valve having tubular seal

A tubular seal for a prosthetic heart valve includes an elastomeric polymer matrix and a plurality of non-elastic fibers retained within the matrix. The non-elastic fibers can be arranged in the elastomeric polymer matrix to allow the tubular seal to stretch in axial and radial directions.

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Hauptverfasser:	Finnegan, Christopher B, Byrne, Patricia, Pumares, Marissa, Jerczynska, Dominika, Miracle, Christopher M, Luong, Laura, Crowley, Cornelius M, Hammer, Nadina, Lin, Johnhan
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	A tubular seal for a prosthetic heart valve includes an elastomeric polymer matrix and a plurality of non-elastic fibers retained within the matrix. The non-elastic fibers can be arranged in the elastomeric polymer matrix to allow the tubular seal to stretch in axial and radial directions.