Leaflet Alignment Fixture and Methods Therefor
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1. An assembly tool for a prosthetic valve, comprising:
- a mandrel configured to support one or more leaflets of a prosthetic valve, wherein the mandrel includes at least one suture hole disposed on the surface thereof, and wherein the at least one suture hole is configured to allow a needle to pass through when sewing the one or more leaflets to a wireform.
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Abstract
Described herein is an assembly and alignment tool for aligning leaflets of a soft leaflet prosthetic heart valve and fix the leaflets to each other and/or to a wireform or stent. In embodiments, the assembly or alignment tool includes a mandrel configured to support one or more leaflets of a prosthetic valve. The mandrel includes at least one suture hole disposed on the surface thereof to allow a needle to pass through when sewing the one or more leaflets to a wireform.
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1. An assembly tool for a prosthetic valve, comprising:
a mandrel configured to support one or more leaflets of a prosthetic valve, wherein the mandrel includes at least one suture hole disposed on the surface thereof, and wherein the at least one suture hole is configured to allow a needle to pass through when sewing the one or more leaflets to a wireform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for assembling a prosthetic valve, the method comprising:
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providing one or more leaflets; providing a mandrel configured to support the one or more leaflets; providing a stabilization component configured to stabilize the one or more leaflets on the mandrel; providing a guide configured to align the stabilization component and the mandrel in a desired alignment with the one or more leaflets; and sewing the one or more leaflets to a wireform; wherein the mandrel, stabilization component, and guide are configured to align the leaflets and the wireform in a desired configuration. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. An assembly tool comprising:
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an outer portion having a plurality of cusps and plateaued extensions; and a mandrel at least partially contained within the outer portion, wherein the mandrel has a surface configured to replicate an inflow surface of at least one leaflet of a prosthetic valve, and wherein the mandrel is configured to support the at least one leaflet in a predetermined alignment when the at least one leaflet is placed thereon. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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