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Flushable loading base

  • US 10,722,357 B2
  • Filed: 07/17/2018
  • Issued: 07/28/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An assembly for loading a self-expanding prosthetic heart valve into a delivery device, comprising:

  • a support member including a generally hollow body and a backing plate, the body having a longitudinal axis, a base end, a second end, and a recess extending along the longitudinal axis from the second end toward the base end, the recess having a bottom member defining a seating surface adapted to support the prosthetic heart valve, the backing plate being fixed to the body so as to define a void space between the backing plate and the body,wherein the backing plate includes an inlet port and the recess includes a plurality of outlet ports, the inlet port and the outlet ports being in fluid communication with the void space.

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