A heart valve holder and method of use thereof
AssigneesNational University of Singapore, National University Hospital (Singapore) Pte Ltd
InventorTheodoros KOFIDIS
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Abstract
A heart valve holder for holding a prosthetic heart valve and a method for implanting the prosthetic heart valve are disclosed, wherein the heart valve holder comprises a hollow structure having a cross-section that mimics a shape of an annulus of the prosthetic heart valve, the hollow structure comprising an upper surface; a platform extending from at least one wall of the hollow structure, the platform comprising a first connector element; and at least one anchoring element formed at the upper surface of the hollow structure, the at least one anchoring element comprising at least one anchoring hole for suturing of the prosthetic heart valve to the heart valve holder.
Claims21
A heart valve holder for holding a prosthetic heart valve, the heart valve holder comprising:
- a hollow structure having a cross-section that mimics a shape of an annulus of the prosthetic heart valve, the hollow structure comprising an upper surface;
- a platform extending from at least one wall of the hollow structure, the platform comprising a first connector element;
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- at least one anchoring element formed at the upper surface of the hollow structure, the at least one anchoring element comprising at least one anchoring hole for suturing the prosthetic heart valve to the heart valve holder.
A method of implanting a prosthetic heart valve, the method comprising:
- (i) providing a heart valve holder for holding the prosthetic heart valve, the heart valve holder comprising:
- a hollow structure having a cross-section that mimics a shape of an annulus of the prosthetic heart valve, the hollow structure comprising an upper surface;
- a platform extending from at least one wall of the hollow structure, the platform comprising a first connector element;
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- at least one anchoring element formed at the upper surface of the hollow structure, the at least one anchoring element comprising at least one anchoring hole for suturing the prosthetic heart valve to the heart valve holder:
- (ii) providing a handle, the handle comprising a second connector element;
- (iii) connecting the handle to the heart valve holder;
- (iv) mounting the prosthetic heart valve on the heart valve holder;
- (v) attaching at least one suture wire between a heart and the prosthetic heart valve;
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- (vi) sliding the prosthetic heart valve along the at least one suture wire into the heart.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.