Methods and apparatus for loading a prosthesis onto a delivery system
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method for loading a prosthesis onto a delivery system, said method comprising:
- providing a housing, the housing comprising one or more actuators that move radially inward or radially outward;
providing a prosthetic valve having a plurality of commissure posts coupled thereto, wherein the prosthetic valve comprises an unbiased diameter;
passing the prosthetic valve through the housing thereby reducing a diameter at a first end of the prosthetic valve to a first diameter;
actuating the one or more actuators thereby moving the plurality of commissure posts at the first end radially inward to a diameter smaller than the first diameter; and
coupling the plurality of commissure posts in the smaller diameter configuration to a delivery device.
10 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
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.
-
Citations
17 Claims
-
1. A method for loading a prosthesis onto a delivery system, said method comprising:
-
providing a housing, the housing comprising one or more actuators that move radially inward or radially outward; providing a prosthetic valve having a plurality of commissure posts coupled thereto, wherein the prosthetic valve comprises an unbiased diameter; passing the prosthetic valve through the housing thereby reducing a diameter at a first end of the prosthetic valve to a first diameter; actuating the one or more actuators thereby moving the plurality of commissure posts at the first end radially inward to a diameter smaller than the first diameter; and coupling the plurality of commissure posts in the smaller diameter configuration to a delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
-
Specification