RINGFÖRMIGE PROTHESE ZUR IMPLANTIERUNG UM DEN HERZKLAPPENRING UND WERKZEUG ZUM EINSETZEN DER PROTHESE

摘要

An assembly for holding a substantially flexible lenticular shaped annuloplasty ring in a substantially taunt position for suturing about a valve annulus. The assembly includes a portion which is formed with a surface against which the annuloplasty ring is positioned and held in a shape substantially equivalent to at least a portion of the valve annulus. The assembly further includes a mechanism for releasably binding the annuloplasty ring to this surface.