CPC A61F 2/2412 (2013.01) [A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/2403 (2013.01); A61F 2/2409 (2013.01); A61F 2/2415 (2013.01); A61F 2/2475 (2013.01); A61L 27/16 (2013.01); A61L 27/24 (2013.01); A61L 27/367 (2013.01); A61L 27/58 (2013.01); A61L 33/0011 (2013.01); A61F 2002/068 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0037 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0067 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0082 (2013.01); A61L 2430/20 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49412 (2015.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A valve structure comprising:
a conduit having an inner conduit surface; and
a leaflet structure having an open state and a closed state, the leaflet structure comprising:
a plurality of valve leaflets, each valve leaflet comprising a sinus structure having a sinus edge and a fan structure having a fan edge;
wherein at least a portion of the sinus edge is affixed to a portion of the inner conduit surface; and
wherein, when the leaflet structure is in the closed state, the fan edges of the plurality of valve leaflets are mutually disposed to form a plurality of valve gaps between at least a portion of the fan edges and the inner conduit surface; and
wherein, when the leaflet structure is in the open state, at least one fan structure is disposed to form a gap between the fan edge of the at least one fan structure and the inner conduit surface.
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