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US 2014/0190587 A1Published application
Device and Method for Crimping an Implant
AssigneeBIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
InventorAmir Fargahi
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AssigneeBIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG
InventorAmir Fargahi
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A device (10, 10′) and method for crimping an implant (20), which can assume either a compressed state or an expanded state, at least over a portion of the length thereof. An crimping device is attained according to the invention in that a hollow-cylindrical and/or hollow-conical, preferably braided wire netting is provided, in the inner volume (14, 14′) of which the implant (20) in the expanded state can be placed, at least via a section thereof, wherein, upon application of a tensile force on at least one end in the longitudinal direction, and/or upon application of a compressive force in the radial direction, the wire netting simultaneous undergoes extension and a reduction of the inner diameter (d, d′) such that the implant (20) can be transformed, at least along a section thereof, from the expanded state into the compressed state.
A device for crimping an implant, in particular an intraluminal endoprosthesis, which can assume either a compressed state or an expanded state at least over a portion of the length thereof, characterized by a hollow-cylindrical and/or hollow-conical, optionally braided wire netting, in an inner volume of which the implant in the expanded state can be placed, at least via a section thereof, wherein, upon application of a tensile force on at least one end in the longitudinal direction, and/or upon application of a compressive force in the radial direction, the wire netting simultaneously undergoes extension and a reduction of the inner diameter such that the implant can be transformed, at least along a section thereof, from the expanded state into the compressed state.
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