A prosthetic device including a valve-orifice attachment member attachable
to a valve in a blood vessel and including a fluid inlet, and a diverging
member that extends from the fluid inlet, the diverging member including
a proximal end near the fluid inlet and a distal end distanced from the
proximal end, wherein a distal portion of the diverging member has a
larger cross-sectional area for fluid flow therethrough than a proximal
portion thereof. The diverging member may have a diverging taper that
causes fluid to flow therethrough with pressure recovery at the distal
end thereof.