Granted Patent
Utility
US 4,892,540 · App. 07/183,774
Two-leaflet prosthetic heart valve
Inventor:
Franco Vallana
Patented Case
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Granted: Jan 9, 1990
Filed: Apr 20, 1988
Inventor
Franco Vallana
Assignee (at issue)
Sorin Biomedica S.p.A.
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