Aortic Valve Holder With Stent Protection And/Or Ability To Decrease Valve Profile
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Abstract
A valve holder is connectable to a prosthetic valve including a stent having a plurality of commissure posts. The valve includes a base, a plurality of legs extending from the base, and one of several mechanisms for deflecting the plurality of commissure posts radially inward so as to temporarily decrease the overall size of the prosthetic valve.
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27 Claims
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1-7. -7. (canceled)
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8. A prosthetic valve implantation system comprising:
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a prosthetic valve including a stent having a plurality of commissure posts, and a valve assembly mounted within the stent; and a holder adapted for connection to the prosthetic valve in an assembled condition, the holder including; a base having an axis extending in an axial direction; a plurality of legs each extending in a direction from a first end connected to the base toward a free end, the direction including a component in the axial direction; and a finger pivotably coupled to each one of the plurality of legs. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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20. 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:
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a base having an axis extending in an axial direction; a plurality of legs each extending in a direction from a first end connected to the base toward a free end, the direction including a component in the axial direction; and a finger pivotably coupled to each one of the plurality of legs. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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Specification