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US 2014/0155990 A1Published application
Methods and apparatus for loading a prosthesis onto a delivery system
AssigneeNeovasc Inc.
InventorsColin A. Nyuli, Randy Matthew Lane
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Abstract
A device for loading a prosthesis onto a delivery system includes a first housing having a central bore. One or more actuators on the first housing may be actuated radially inward to selectively compress a discrete portion of the prosthesis disposed in the central bore.
Claims49
A device for loading a prosthesis onto a delivery system, said device comprising:
- a first housing comprising a first inlet, a first outlet, and a first central bore extending therebetween, and wherein the first housing has one or more actuators configured to actuate radially inward or outward, the one or more actuators adapted to selectively compress a discrete portion of the prosthesis radially inward when the prosthesis is disposed in the first central bore and while adjacent portions of the prosthesis remain uncompressed by the one or more actuators.
A method for loading a prosthesis onto a delivery system, said method comprising:
- providing a prosthetic valve having a plurality of commissure posts coupled thereto, wherein the prosthetic valve comprises an unbiased diameter;
- reducing the unbiased diameter of the prosthetic valve in selected discrete regions, the selected discrete regions comprising the commissure posts;
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- loading the reduced diameter prosthetic valve onto a delivery device.
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