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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Sorin Group Italia S.r.l., Milan, IT;
Inventors:
Giovanni Giordano, Cuneo, IT;
Paolo Gaschino, Castagneto Po, IT;
Giovanni Rolando, Chivasso, IT;
Arnaldo Giannetti, Crescentino, IT;
Assignee:
Sorin Group Italia S.r.l., Milan, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.01); B65D 81/02 (2006.01); B65D 81/18 (2006.01); A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0095 (2013.01); A61B 50/30 (2016.02); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2427 (2013.01); A61F 2/2436 (2013.01); B65D 81/02 (2013.01); B65D 81/18 (2013.01); A61B 2050/3005 (2016.02); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9522 (2013.01);
Abstract
A holder for heart valve prostheses, the holder including a hub portion having a longitudinal axis, an engagement portion coupled to the hub portion and including plural L-shaped finger members variably positionable relative to the hub portion between a collapsed condition wherein the finger members are closed onto the hub portion and an expanded condition wherein the finger members radially protrude with respect to the hub portion to engage a heart valve prosthesis.