Crimping device for loading stents and prosthetic heart valves
AssigneeTwelve, Inc.
InventorsJason Fox, David Trask
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Abstract
Systems and devices for crimping a medical device and associated methods are disclosed herein. A crimping device configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, a frame including a stationary plate, a movable member, and a plurality of blades arranged to form a channel and each including a pin that projects through a slot on the movable member and a corresponding slot on the stationary plate. The crimping device can be actuated to move the movable member relative to the stationary plate to drive the pins along paths defined by the slots to thereby drive the blades radially inward to crimp a medical device positioned within the channel.
Claims16
A holder for holding a medical device during crimping of the medical device, the holder comprising:
- an annular base;
- a central opening extending through the annular base, the central opening defining a central longitudinal axis;
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- a plurality of fingers arranged circumferentially around the central longitudinal axis extending through the central opening, each of the plurality of fingers having a first end coupled to the annular base and second free end spaced longitudinally from the annular base, each of the plurality of fingers extending longitudinally generally parallel to the central longitudinal axis, wherein the plurality of fingers are configured to engage the medical device at more than one point around a circumference of the medical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.