Two-part package for medical implant
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1. A medical implant and delivery tool package comprising:
- a wet compartment containing a fluid;
a dry compartment;
a replacement heart valve implant at least partially stored inside the wet compartment; and
a delivery tool at least partially stored inside the dry compartment;
wherein the replacement heart valve implant is configured to transition between a compressed configuration within the delivery tool and an expanded configuration within the wet compartment.
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Abstract
The invention provides a two-part package and method of use for a pre-attached medical implant and delivery tool system. The package includes a wet compartment and a dry compartment and allows a pre-attached implant and delivery tool system to be at least partially stored immersed in a fluid in the wet compartment and at least partially stored in the dry compartment. In one embodiment the implant comprises a replacement heart valve, and the heart valve is stored inside the wet compartment while the heart valve delivery tool remains dry in the dry compartment.
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1. A medical implant and delivery tool package comprising:
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a wet compartment containing a fluid; a dry compartment; a replacement heart valve implant at least partially stored inside the wet compartment; and a delivery tool at least partially stored inside the dry compartment; wherein the replacement heart valve implant is configured to transition between a compressed configuration within the delivery tool and an expanded configuration within the wet compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of storing a medical implant, comprising:
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attaching a medical implant to a delivery tool; translating the medical implant into a compressed configuration within the delivery tool; inserting a distal end of the delivery tool into a wet compartment; unsheathing the medical implant within the wet compartment; and placing the delivery tool and the wet compartment into a dry compartment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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