Patent ID: 11911273
Assignee: EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A prosthetic heart valve holder comprising:
a deflector having a hub and a plurality of arms extending radially outwardly from the hub, each of the arms having a first end connected to the hub and a free second end positioned radially outwardly from the hub;
a valve support body; and
a post extending between and connecting the valve support body and the hub, wherein an outer width of the hub is greater than an outer width of the post;
wherein the arms are deflectable axially relative to the hub, such that in a first configuration the second ends of the arms are positioned closer axially to the valve support body than the hub is to the valve support body, and in a second configuration the second ends of the arms are positioned farther away axially from the valve support body than the hub is to the valve support body.