Low profile holder for heart valve prosthesis

Details Low profile holder for heart valve prosthesis Low profile holder for heart valve prosthesis

1995-05-24

1996-11-26

Weiss, John G.

Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai

Heart valve

Having rigid or semirigid pivoting occluder

623900, 606 1, A61F 224, A61M 110

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055780768

ABSTRACT:
A device for engaging a heart valve prosthesis during implantation includes a handle and a low profile holder. The handle has a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end is attached to the low profile holder which includes a distal engaging surface adapted for engaging the heart valve prosthesis. The distal engaging surface of the low profile holder maintains a leaflet of the heart valve in a closed position during implantation. This provides a low profile to the heart valve and holder which facilitates insertion through a trocar in a patient.

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