SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOADING A SELF-EXPANDABLE PROSTHESIS ON A DELIVERY DEVICE

• Main Authors: ERBE, Christian, MAYER, Maximilian, HEPKE, Markus
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 28.04.2021
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; 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; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

The invention relates to a system and method for loading a self-expandable prosthetic device into a delivery device. The system comprises a compression member that comprises a chamber with a tapered inner surface, a support member, a splay member and a constriction member. The compression member and...