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US 9,872,755 B2Granted
Implant loading device and system
AssigneePulmonx Corporation
InventorsRyan Olivera, Hoang Nguyen
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Abstract
Devices, methods, and systems are provided for loading an implantable device into a container. One aspect of the loading system contains a loader element with a loading tunnel that is configured to gradually contract an implantable device into a compressed state of reduced size relative to an expanded state as the implantable device travels through the loading tunnel.
Claims8
A system for loading an implantable pulmonary device into a container, comprising:
- a loading element comprising a funnel-shaped loading tunnel configured to gradually contract an implantable pulmonary device into a compressed state of reduced size relative to an expanded state as the implantable pulmonary device travels through the funnel-shaped loading tunnel;
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- a puller element that is removably attached to the implantable pulmonary device, wherein the puller element pulls the implantable pulmonary device through the funnel-shaped loading tunnel;
- wherein the puller element automatically releases the implantable pulmonary device after the implantable pulmonary device contracts into the compressed state.
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