Expandable medical implant
AssigneeTranscaatheter Technologies GmbH
InventorsWolfgang Goetz, Hou-Sen Lim
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Abstract
A method for crimping a medical implant includes at least one foldable and/or unfoldable structure on or around or over a portion or outer surface of a catheter or of a catheter tip. No pressure beyond a predetermined pressure is exerted on the structure during and/or after crimping of the implant.
Claims10
A method for crimping a medical implant comprising at least one foldable and unfoldable structure on or around or over a portion or outer surface of a catheter or of a catheter tip or another delivery device or part thereof, wherein no pressure beyond a predetermined pressure is exerted on the structure during and/or after crimping of the implant.
Crimping device for crimping of an implant comprising at least one foldable and/or unfoldable structure on or around or over a portion or outer surface of a catheter or of a catheter tip with a predetermined pressure exerted on the structure.
Crimping device for crimping of an implant comprising at least one foldable and/or unfoldable structure on or around or over a portion or outer surface of a catheter or of a catheter tip, the crimping device comprising a pressure limiting arrangement for limiting the pressure that is exerted or exertable on the implant or on the structure during and/or after crimping of the implant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.