TAVI PRE-ASSEMBLED LOADING TOOL AND PROCEDURE

A system (1) for mounting a medical implant (2) to a delivery catheter (3) configured for delivering the medical implant (2) to an implantation site, wherein the system (1) comprises: a medical implant (2), wherein the medical implant (2) comprises a self-expandable scaffold (20); a delivery catheter (3) configured to deliver the medical implant (2) to an implantation site, wherein the delivery catheter (3) comprises a capsule (226) for covering the medical implant (2); a loading cone (4) for arranging a proximal end portion (20a) of the scaffold (20) in a crimped state by decreasing an outer diameter of the proximal end portion (20a) of the scaffold (20), wherein the loading cone (4) comprises a body (40) comprising a distal opening (41) for receiving the scaffold (20) and an opposing proximal opening (42), wherein the distal opening (41) comprises a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the proximal opening (42), and wherein the body (40) of the loading cone (4) further comprises an inner surface (40a) extending from the distal opening (41) to the proximal opening (42), wherein the inner surface (40) tapers towards the proximal opening (42); a loading tube (5) configured to be inserted into the proximal opening (42) of the loading cone (4) and to enclose the capsule (226) of the delivery catheter (4); wherein the loading cone (4) and the loading tube (5) are pre-mounted on the delivery catheter (3), and wherein the system (1) comprises a packaging (6) enclosing the delivery catheter (3) as well as the loading cone (4) and the loading tube (5) pre-mounted on the delivery catheter (3).