Prosthetic heart valve holder apparatus

US9801717B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• St. Jude Medical, LLC · US

Inventors

• Brian James Edquist · Roseville, US
• Melinda K. Kovach · Plymouth, US
• Timothy John McGill · Minneapolis, US
• Julia A. Schraut · Shoreview, US
• Matt Quest · Bothell, US
• Ralph Joseph Thomas · Las Vegas, US
• Scott P. Thome · Saint Cloud, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 6, 2016
• Grant date: Oct 31, 2017
• Expiry date: May 6, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2250/0097
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

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.