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EXPANDABLE MEDICAL IMPLANT

  • US 20170028518A1
  • Filed: 10/14/2016
  • Published: 02/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for crimping a medical implant on a catheter, comprising:

  • crimping the medical implant on the catheter, wherein the medical implant comprises;

    a foldable and unfoldable structure on or around or over a portion or outer surface of the catheter, wherein the foldable and unfoldable structure comprises one or more heart valve leaflets or replacements or substitutes thereof,a proximal ring and a distal ring for guiding strings which can be tightened or released for folding and unfolding of the medical implant in a controlled manner, andone or more interconnecting elements for maintaining a distance between the proximal ring and the distal ring of the implant,wherein no pressure beyond a predetermined pressure is exerted on the structure during and/or after crimping of the implant, the exerted pressure does not exceed a predetermined pressure between the interconnecting elements and the outer surface of the catheter, and the predetermined pressure has a pressure value that is determined and/or selected before or during the crimping process takes place or adjusted at a crimping device for crimping the medical implant.

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