Rigid Valve Holder Handle - Heart valve prosthesis sizer handle

Intended purpose

The Holder Handle is intended to facilitate valve handling during the mechanical heart valve implant procedure.

Functional description

A hand-held manual surgical instrument intended to be used during cardiac valve repair or replacement as a handle to which an interchangeable valve sizer is attached to allow the surgeon to evaluate the valve opening (patient annulus) into which the appropriate sized annuloplasty ring or replacement valve will be implanted. This is a reusable device.