Valve holder
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1. A valve holder assembly comprising:
- a rigid, hollow, generally cylindrical and open main valve holder having a top member adapted to receive a main valve holder handle, a generally cylindrical main valve holder ring base, and support members connecting the main valve holder top member and the ring base, the main valve holder adapted to hold a prosthetic valve; and
a removable secondary valve holder nested within the hollow space of the generally cylindrical main valve holder and having substantially the same centerline as the main valve holder, said secondary valve holder comprising;
a flat, disc-shaped secondary valve holder top member removably connected to the main valve holder top member;
a rotational axle coupled to said secondary valve holder top member;
three elongated commissural posts extending radially from said top member and rotational axle along a substantially horizontal axis thereof, said commissural posts structured to collapse from a position along said horizontal axis to a position along a substantially vertical axis and adapted to position the prosthetic valve during surgical implantation.
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Abstract
A valve holder assembly having a main valve holder and a detachable secondary valve holder for positioning a heart valve prosthesis.
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1. A valve holder assembly comprising:
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a rigid, hollow, generally cylindrical and open main valve holder having a top member adapted to receive a main valve holder handle, a generally cylindrical main valve holder ring base, and support members connecting the main valve holder top member and the ring base, the main valve holder adapted to hold a prosthetic valve; and a removable secondary valve holder nested within the hollow space of the generally cylindrical main valve holder and having substantially the same centerline as the main valve holder, said secondary valve holder comprising; a flat, disc-shaped secondary valve holder top member removably connected to the main valve holder top member; a rotational axle coupled to said secondary valve holder top member; three elongated commissural posts extending radially from said top member and rotational axle along a substantially horizontal axis thereof, said commissural posts structured to collapse from a position along said horizontal axis to a position along a substantially vertical axis and adapted to position the prosthetic valve during surgical implantation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A valve holder assembly for holding and positioning a prosthetic valve during surgical implantation comprising:
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a generally cylindrical main valve holder having a top member, a ring base, and a plurality of support members extending between the main valve holder top member and the ring base, the main valve holder adapted to hold the prosthetic valve; and a secondary valve holder configured to removably nest within the main valve holder, the secondary valve holder comprising; a substantially flat, disc-shaped top member; a rotational axle coupled to said secondary valve holder top member; a plurality of elongated commissural posts extending radially from the top member and the rotational axle along a substantially horizontal axis thereof, said commissural posts structured to collapse from a position along said substantially horizontal axis to a position along a substantially vertical axis and adapted to position the prosthetic valve during surgical implantation. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A valve holder assembly comprising:
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a first generally cylindrical valve holder having a top member, a generally cylindrical ring base, a hollow body portion, and a plurality of strut support members surrounding the hollow body portion, each strut support member coupled on a first end to the first valve holder top member and on a second end to the generally cylindrical ring base; a second valve holder having a substantially similar centerline to the first valve holder and configured to removably nest within the hollow body portion of the first valve holder, the second valve holder adapted to be sutured to the first valve holder and comprising; a substantially flat, disc-shaped secondary valve holder top member; a plurality of elongated commissural posts extending radially from said top member along a substantially horizontal axis thereof, said plurality of elongated commissural posts structured to collapse from a position along said horizontal axis to a position along a substantially vertical axis and adapted to position the prosthetic valve during surgical implantation; and a prosthetic valve configured to be implanted in a heart, the prosthetic valve having a suture ring and a plurality of commissural valve tabs, wherein the suture ring is adapted to be sutured to the first valve holder and the valve tabs are adapted to be sutured to the plurality of elongated commissural posts of the second valve holder during implantation of the prosthetic valve. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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