CPC A61F 2/2427 (2013.01) [A61F 2/2409 (2013.01); A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0097 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
1. A prosthetic heart valve delivery device comprising:
a tensioner;
a valve holder comprising a valve engagement member,
a tension member operatively coupled to the tensioner, wherein the tensioner is configured to apply tension to the tension member, wherein the tension member is configured to extend from the tensioner to a prosthetic heart valve, wherein the prosthetic heart valve comprises at least two commissure elements, wherein the tension member is configured to draw the commissure elements closer together when tension is applied to the tension member, wherein the tensioner includes a rotatable spool, and wherein the rotatable spool is configured to rotate in a first direction to draw portions of the prosthetic heart valve closer together.
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