#$%^&*AU2013224679A120140320.pdf#####Document34-4/09/2013 ABSTRACT A prosthetic mitral valve assembly, comprising a housing in which a plurality of leaflets are pivotally supported, wherein a periphery of the leaflets cooperates with an inner 5 surface of the housing to close the valve and the housing is formed with an external shape which substantially corresponds to that of a mitral valve annulus so as to fit within the annulus.
