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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jeffrey M Gross, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Mark C Shu, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Luis A Salazar, Chino Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-2 ;
Abstract
A temporary holder for a physiologic mitral valve includes a structure which releasably clamps the annulus of the valve between the rim of a plate and a snap ring. The structure also includes a pair of papillary head holders which hold the papillary heads of the valve at a predetermined distance and angle from the annulus plate for optimum surgical positioning. The papillary heads are temporarily sutured to their holders and can be released by a simple scalpel stroke.