Symetis Sa

Michael Paris

Stephane Delaloye

Jean-Luc Hefti

Luc Mantanus

Jacques Essinger

Jean-luc Hefti

Apparatus () for compressing a transcatheter cardiac stent-valve () comprises: a hollow channel () having an interior surface () shaped for progressively compressing the stent-valve in response to longitudinal advancement of the stent-valve within the channel; a driver () threadedly engaged on the exterior of the channel for generating a longitudinal driving force in response to rotation; a mover () having limbs () that project through slots () in the channel wall to transmit the driving force to the stent-valve within the channel; and a channel extension () removably attachable at the exit () to provide a generally cylindrical containment bore ().

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Prilly, Switzerland

Michael Paris