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Valve loader method, system, and apparatus

  • US 8,136,230 B2
  • Filed: 10/10/2008
  • Issued: 03/20/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A loading system comprising a valve loader, a deployment apparatus and a cartridge configured to house a deployable medical device, the valve loader comprising an outer housing structure and a first open cavity, the first open cavity configured to receive the cartridge, the cartridge comprising an enclosure with a tapered lumen for compressing the deployable medical device prior to loading into the deployment apparatus, and the housing structure comprising a loading plunger configured to direct the deployable medical device from the cartridge to a discharge end of the housing structure, the discharge end having a second cavity configured to receive a deployment apparatus into which the deployable medical device may be loaded.

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