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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2017
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Gregory G. Liburd, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Abhishek Gautam, New York Mills, NY (US);
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A packaging assembly for storing a bioprosthetic heart valve without a liquid preservative solution is provided. The packaging system includes a holder, a cage, a storage tray and an insert sized to provide a cap over the cavity of the storage tray. The holder comprises a shaft and an engagement structure configured for removably attaching a bioprosthetic heart valve. The cage comprises an upper end, the cage configured to at least partially enclose the bioprosthetic heart valve. The storage tray comprises a cavity for housing the cage. The insert comprises a slot having a closed central end and an open outer periphery, the shaft of the holder being non-rotatably retained at the closed central end. The insert defines a flat, generally planar disc comprising at least one of outward projections and flow passages. The packaging assembly does not comprise a liquid preservative solution.