Heart valve system

A heart valve system, comprising:

• a heart valve comprising a valve body having a plurality of upwardly extending commissure posts;
• a holder having a holder body engagable with a holder handle and coupled to the valve body,
• a rotatable spool located intermediate the commissure posts;
• and
• a tensile member, coupled to and windable around the spool and passing through the upper ends of the commissure posts such that rotation of the spool to wind the tensile member around the spool results in deflection of the commissure posts inwardly toward the spool.

A heart valve system, comprising:

• a heart valve comprising a valve body having a plurality of upwardly extending commissure posts;
• a holder having a holder body engaged with a holder handle and coupled to the valve body,
• a rotatable spool located intermediate the commissure posts;
• and
• a tensile member, coupled to and windable around the spool and passing through the upper ends of the commissure posts such that rotation of the spool to wind the tensile member around the spool results in deflection of the commissure posts inwardly toward the spool.