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 first housing comprising a first inlet, a first outlet, and a first central bore extending therebetween, and wherein the first housing has one or more actuators configured to actuate radially inward or outward, the one or more actuators adapted to selectively compress a discrete portion of the prosthesis radially inward when the prosthesis is disposed in the first central bore and while adjacent portions of the prosthesis remain uncompressed by the one or more actuators.
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Abstract
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 first housing comprising a first inlet, a first outlet, and a first central bore extending therebetween, and wherein the first housing has one or more actuators configured to actuate radially inward or outward, the one or more actuators adapted to selectively compress a discrete portion of the prosthesis radially inward when the prosthesis is disposed in the first central bore and while adjacent portions of the prosthesis remain uncompressed by the one or more actuators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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