Methods and apparatus for loading a prosthesis onto a delivery system
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1. A device for loading a prosthesis onto a delivery system, said device comprising:
- a housing comprising an inlet, an outlet, and a central bore extending therebetween, and wherein the housing has one or more actuators disposed adjacent the outlet configured to actuate radially inward or outward, the one or more actuators when actuated radially inward adapted to selectively deflect a plurality of engagement tabs of the prosthesis radially inward after at least partial compression of the prosthesis within the central bore and while portions of the prosthesis adjacent the plurality of engagement tabs remain uncompressed by the one or more actuators, thereby enabling the deflected engagement tabs to mate with the delivery system.
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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.
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1. A device for loading a prosthesis onto a delivery system, said device comprising:
a housing comprising an inlet, an outlet, and a central bore extending therebetween, and wherein the housing has one or more actuators disposed adjacent the outlet configured to actuate radially inward or outward, the one or more actuators when actuated radially inward adapted to selectively deflect a plurality of engagement tabs of the prosthesis radially inward after at least partial compression of the prosthesis within the central bore and while portions of the prosthesis adjacent the plurality of engagement tabs remain uncompressed by the one or more actuators, thereby enabling the deflected engagement tabs to mate with the delivery system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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