Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for compressing/loading stent-valves
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Application No.: US15022525Application Date: 2014-09-16
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Publication No.: US10245145B2Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: Luc Mantanus , Fabien Lombardi , Pierre Simonin , Youssef Biadillah , Jean-Luc Hefti , Stéphane Delaloye
- Applicant: SYMETIS SA
- Applicant Address: CH Ecublens
- Assignee: SYMETIS SA
- Current Assignee: SYMETIS SA
- Current Assignee Address: CH Ecublens
- Agency: Seager, Tufte & Wickhem LLP.
- Priority: EP13184650 20130916
- International Application: PCT/EP2014/069696 WO 20140916
- International Announcement: WO2015/036617 WO 20150319
- Main IPC: B23P19/02
- IPC: B23P19/02 ; A61F2/24 ; A61F2/97 ; A61F2/95
Abstract:
Apparatus (40) for compressing a transcatheter cardiac stent-valve (10) comprises: a first compressor stage (100) including a hollow channel (42) with a tapered interior surface configured for compressing a stent-valve in response to longitudinal advancement of the stent-valve within the channel; and a second compressor stage (102) comprising a crimper for compressing a portion of the stent-valve without longitudinal advancement.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160228249A1 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING/LOADING STENT-VALVES Public/Granted day:2016-08-11
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