Method and apparatus for compressing/loading stent-valves

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; an...

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Hauptverfasser:	Lombardi, Fabien, Hefti, Jean-Luc, Mantanus, Luc, Simonin, Pierre, Biadillah, Youssef, Delaloye, Stephane
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS COMBINED OPERATIONS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MACHINE TOOLS MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES OTHER WORKING OF METAL PERFORMING OPERATIONS PROSTHESES TRANSPORTING TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
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Zusammenfassung:	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.