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App. No. 12/139,990

VALVE HOLDER

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App. No.
12/139,990
Abstract

A valve holder assembly having a main valve holder and a detachable secondary valve holder for positioning a heart valve prosthesis and a method of implanting a stentless heart valve prosthesis are disclosed.

Claims (9)

1 . A method of implantation of a stentless heart valve prosthesis comprising:

positioning a stentless heart valve prosthesis within a secondary heart valve holder, that is nested within a main valve holder;

suturing a suture ring of the stentless heart valve prosthesis to an aortic annulus;

removing the main valve holder;

collapsing the secondary valve holder and stentless heart valve prosthesis and tying the sutures securing the suture ring of the stentless heart valve prosthesis to the aortic annulus;

extending the secondary valve holder and stentless heart valve prosthesis to an uncollapsed position;

suturing the stentless heart valve prosthesis to the aortic wall; and

removing the secondary valve holder.

2 . The method claimed in claim 1 , further comprising suturing the stentless heart valve prosthesis to the aortic wall at three commissural posts.