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AORTIC VALVE HOLDER WITH STENT PROTECTION AND/OR ABILITY TO DECREASE VALVE PROFILE

  • US 20130289699A1
  • Filed: 03/14/2013
  • Published: 10/31/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A holder adapted for connection to a prosthetic valve in an assembled condition, the prosthetic valve including a stent having a plurality of commissure posts, the holder comprising:

  • a base;

    a plurality of legs extending in a direction from a first end connected to the base toward a free end, the direction including a component in an axial direction; and

    a hub extending from the base in the axial direction, the hub having a plurality of pads extending radially outward and defining a circle having a hub diameter,wherein the commissure posts of the stent define a circle having a stent diameter, the stent diameter being greater than the hub diameter.

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