Holder and deployment system for surgical heart valves
First Claim
1. A combination of a prosthetic heart valve for implant at a heart valve annulus and a holder therefor, comprising:
- a prosthetic heart valve having a valve member with a non-expandable, non-collapsible annular support structure defining a flow orifice and an inflow end defining an inflow direction with an outflow direction opposite thereto, the valve member including valve leaflets attached to the support structure and mounted to alternately open and close across the flow orifice, and a self-expandable anchoring stent connected to the valve member at the inflow end of the support structure, the anchoring stent having an inflow end projecting in the inflow direction away from the support structure;
a valve holder having a central hub with structure adapted to mate with a delivery handle;
an upper connecting suture attaching the valve holder to the prosthetic heart valve at multiple locations; and
a lower connecting suture attached to the valve holder and extending around the inflow end of the anchoring stent in tension to constrict the inflow end from a relaxed size to a smaller size.
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Abstract
A holder for a hybrid heart valve prosthesis that can be quickly and easily implanted during a surgical procedure is provided. The hybrid heart valve includes a non-expandable, non-compressible prosthetic valve and a self-expandable anchoring stent, thereby enabling attachment to the annulus without sutures. A first suture connects the holder to the valve and constricts an inflow end of the anchoring stent. A second suture connects the holder to the valve and extends down three holder legs to loop through fabric on the valve. Both sutures may loop over a single cutting well on the holder so that severing the first and second sutures at the single cutting well simultaneously releases the tension in the first suture, permitting the inflow end of the anchoring stent to expand, and disconnects the valve holder from the prosthetic heart valve.
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1. A combination of a prosthetic heart valve for implant at a heart valve annulus and a holder therefor, comprising:
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a prosthetic heart valve having a valve member with a non-expandable, non-collapsible annular support structure defining a flow orifice and an inflow end defining an inflow direction with an outflow direction opposite thereto, the valve member including valve leaflets attached to the support structure and mounted to alternately open and close across the flow orifice, and a self-expandable anchoring stent connected to the valve member at the inflow end of the support structure, the anchoring stent having an inflow end projecting in the inflow direction away from the support structure; a valve holder having a central hub with structure adapted to mate with a delivery handle; an upper connecting suture attaching the valve holder to the prosthetic heart valve at multiple locations; and a lower connecting suture attached to the valve holder and extending around the inflow end of the anchoring stent in tension to constrict the inflow end from a relaxed size to a smaller size. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A combination of a prosthetic heart valve for implant at a heart valve annulus and a holder therefor, comprising:
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a prosthetic heart valve having a valve member with a non-expandable, non-collapsible annular support structure defining a flow orifice and an inflow end defining an inflow direction with an outflow direction opposite thereto, the valve member including valve leaflets attached to the support structure and mounted to alternately open and close across the flow orifice, and a self-expandable anchoring stent projecting from the valve member at the inflow end of the support structure, the anchoring stent being convertible between an outwardly expanded, relaxed shape and an inwardly compressed delivery shape; and a valve holder having a central hub with structure adapted to mate with a delivery handle, the valve holder defining a cutting well; an upper connecting suture attaching the valve holder to the prosthetic heart valve at multiple locations and looped over the cutting well, wherein severing the upper connecting suture simultaneously detaches the valve holder from the prosthetic heart valve and converts the anchoring stent from its inwardly compressed delivery shape toward its outwardly expanded, relaxed shape. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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