Patent ID: 7871432

Claim:
A valve holder for a prosthetic valve having a stent comprising a stent base and multiple commissure posts projecting from the stent base, the valve holder comprising: a central base portion: a plurality of legs radially extending from the central base portion, each leg comprising a first prong portion spaced from a second prong portion by a gap distance, wherein the first and second prong portions are flexible toward one another as facilitated by the gap distance, and wherein each of the first and second prong portions comprises a tab portion extending from a distal end thereof; a plurality of commissure post engaging members, wherein one commissure post engaging member is slideably engaged with each of the plurality of legs so as to permit movement of the commissure post engaging member along the leg between a plurality of set positions, and wherein each of the commissure post engaging members comprises a first pair of apertures that are engageable with the tab portions of the first and second prong portions to position each of the commissure post engaging members in a first position; and a handle extending from the central base portion.