Heart valve holder
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1. A heart valve holder, comprising:
- a housing;
a plurality of hollow members coupled to said housing, each of said plurality of hollow members having a plurality of openings formed therein; and
an inlet port coupled to said housing, said inlet port adapted to be coupled to a vacuum source whereby a vacuum pressure may be supplied via said inlet port to said openings in said hollow members.
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Abstract
Several embodiments of a heart valve holder are described. In one instance, the heart valve holder is comprised of a plurality of hollow members having a plurality of openings formed therein. The heart valve holder is adapted to engage a heart valve through use of vacuum pressure. In another instance, a heart valve holder comprised of at least one inflatable balloon member is disclosed. When inflated, the balloon members may be used to hold the heart valve during implantation.
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53 Claims
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1. A heart valve holder, comprising:
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a housing;
a plurality of hollow members coupled to said housing, each of said plurality of hollow members having a plurality of openings formed therein; and
an inlet port coupled to said housing, said inlet port adapted to be coupled to a vacuum source whereby a vacuum pressure may be supplied via said inlet port to said openings in said hollow members. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A heart valve holder, comprising:
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a housing;
a plurality of hollow members coupled to said housing, each of said plurality of hollow members having an exterior surface and a plurality of openings formed in said exterior surface; and
an inlet port coupled to said housing, said inlet port adapted to be coupled to a vacuum source whereby a vacuum pressure may be supplied via said inlet port to said openings in said hollow members. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A heart valve holder, comprising:
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a housing;
a plurality of hollow members coupled to said housing, each of said plurality of hollow members having an interior surface and a plurality of openings formed in said interior surface; and
an inlet port coupled to said housing, said inlet port adapted to be coupled to a vacuum source whereby a vacuum pressure may be supplied via said inlet port to said openings in said hollow members. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A heart valve holder, comprising:
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a housing;
at least one inlet port coupled to said housing; and
at least one balloon member sealingly coupled to said housing and in fluid communication with said at least one inlet port, said balloon member adapted to engage at least a portion of an interior surface of a heart valve when a fluid is supplied to said at least one balloon member via said at least one inlet port. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A heart valve holder, comprising:
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a housing;
at least one inlet port coupled to said housing; and
inflatable means for engaging at least a portion of an interior surface of a heart valve, said inflatable means being sealingly coupled to said housing and in fluid communication with said at least one inlet port. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A heart valve holder, comprising:
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a housing, said housing having an exterior surface and at least one opening formed in said exterior surface of said housing;
an inlet port coupled to said housing; and
a balloon member positioned around said exterior surface of said housing and sealingly engaged with said housing and in fluid communication with said inlet port, whereby said balloon member is adapted to be inflated by introduction of a fluid through said inlet port and said at least one opening. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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49. A heart valve holder, comprising:
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a housing, said housing having a bottom surface having at least one opening formed therein;
an inlet port coupled to said housing; and
a balloon member positioned around said bottom surface of said housing and sealingly engaged with said housing and in fluid communication with said inlet port, said balloon member having at least three portions, each of which is adapted to engage, when inflated, at least a portion of a Valsalva sinus in a heart valve. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51)
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52. A heart valve holder, comprising:
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a housing;
a plurality of inlet ports coupled to said housing; and
three balloon members, each of which are operatively coupled to and in fluid communication with at least one of said inlet ports, each of said balloon members adapted to engage, when inflated, at least a portion of a Valsalva sinus of a heart valve. - View Dependent Claims (53)
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