Cardiovalve Ltd.

Oren Shua

Ilia Hariton

Meni Iamberger

Michael Albitov

Maxim Karalnik

Or Cohen

Apparatus for crimping a frame of an implant includes a crimping assembly having a bath having a floor, and one or more side-walls extending upward from the floor to a side-wall height. A crimping mechanism that defines a crimping aperture is attached to the bath such that the crimping aperture is disposed within the bath below the side-wall height. The crimping mechanism further comprises a handle and is actuatable by moving the handle circumferentially around the crimping mechanism. Actuation of the crimping mechanism transitions the crimping aperture from its open state to its narrowed state. Other embodiments are also described.

Temperature-control during crimping of an implant

An assembly () for crimping a frame () of an implant () comprises a crimping device () with a base () and a crimping mechanism () that defines a crimping aperture (). A bath () having a floor (), and one or more side-walls () extending upward from the floor to a side-wall height defines a receptacle () that is shaped to receive a portion of the crimping device. The apparatus has an assembled state in which the portion of the crimping device has been received by the receptacle, the crimping device is held securely by the bath, and the aperture is below the side-wall height. Other embodiments are also described.

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Elishama, Israel

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