EXPANDABLE PROSTHETIC VALVE CRIMPING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A device for crimping an expandable prosthetic heart valve, the device comprising:
- a first annular body and a second annular body arranged for relative rotation generally about an axis; and
an array of linear crimping elements having first ends coupled to the first annular body and second ends coupled to the second annular body;
wherein the first body and the second body are configured to rotate about the axis between a first position, wherein the crimping elements define a first diameter orifice and a second position, wherein the crimping elements define a second diameter orifice.
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Abstract
A device for crimping an implantable device or a part thereof between a radially expanded condition and a radially contracted condition, includes first and second annular bodies arranged about a common axis, and a ring-like array of linear crimping elements having respective opposite ends linked to the first and second annular bodies, respectively. These annular bodies are relatively rotatable around the common axis between a first position, wherein the annular array of crimping elements define a wider orifice for receiving a device to be crimped, and a second position, wherein the annular array of crimping elements define a narrower orifice.
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23 Claims
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1. A device for crimping an expandable prosthetic heart valve, the device comprising:
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a first annular body and a second annular body arranged for relative rotation generally about an axis; and an array of linear crimping elements having first ends coupled to the first annular body and second ends coupled to the second annular body; wherein the first body and the second body are configured to rotate about the axis between a first position, wherein the crimping elements define a first diameter orifice and a second position, wherein the crimping elements define a second diameter orifice. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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- 9. A kit for replacement of a diseased heart valve, the kit comprising a crimping tool, a heart valve prosthesis deployment tool or portion thereof, an expandable heart valve prosthesis, in which the crimping tool is sized and dimensioned to reduce the size of the heart valve prosthesis to aid in placement of the prosthesis on the heart valve prosthesis deployment tool.
- 19. A device for crimping an expandable prosthetic heart valve comprising a first annular body and a second annular body arranged for relative rotation generally about an axis and an array of linear crimping elements defining an opening having a diameter, wherein rotation of the first body with respect to the second body about the axis causes a change in the diameter.
- 21. A device for crimping a heart valve prosthesis onto a delivery system, said device comprising multiple crimping modules, each respective one of said crimping modules being located in distinct crimping planes from each other.
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