PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE COMPOSED OF COMPOSITE FIBERS

A prosthetic heart leaflet includes a fiber-reinforced structure including a plurality of composite fibers. Each composite fiber includes a core fiber and a sheathing fiber disposed about the core fiber, wherein the core fiber or the sheathing fiber has a curvilinear shape.

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Hauptverfasser: Eppihimer Michael, Edelman Peter G
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Zusammenfassung:A prosthetic heart leaflet includes a fiber-reinforced structure including a plurality of composite fibers. Each composite fiber includes a core fiber and a sheathing fiber disposed about the core fiber, wherein the core fiber or the sheathing fiber has a curvilinear shape.