Brian James Edquist,Melinda Kaye Kovach,Timothy John McGill,Julia Ann Neuman,Matt Quest,Ralph J. Thomas,Scott Patrick Thome
申请号：
US11805937
公开号：
US09333076B1
申请日:
2007.05.24
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
Apparatus for use with a prosthetic heart valve includes a holder, to which the heart valve is releasably attached, and an elongated handle. The handle can be connected to the holder simply by pushing a distal end of the handle straight into a recess in the holder. After this has been done, the holder preferably releasable latches onto the handle, and the handle can also be rotated about its longitudinal axis to transmit torque to the holder (e.g., a rotatable portion of the holder). Rotation of such a rotatable portion of the holder can be used to deflect portions of the valve radially inward. This operation of a rotatable portion of the holder is preferably one-way-only. The handle can be released from the holder at any time, and it can similarly be reconnected to the holder at any time.
