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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2023
Filed:
May. 17, 2019
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
David Maimon, Atlit, IL;
Ron Sharoni, Hadera, IL;
Tamir S. Levi, Zikhron Yaakov, IL;
Emil Karapetian, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Tri D. Tran, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Tung Le, Irvine, CA (US);
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A device for crimping a radially expandable and collapsible prosthetic valve comprises a crimping loop having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a loop portion extending between the first and second end portions and defining an opening configured to receive the prosthetic valve. The crimping loop is movable between a first state in which the opening has a first diameter and a second state in which the opening has a second diameter smaller than the first diameter such that when the prosthetic valve is positioned within the loop portion, movement of the crimping loop from the first state to the second state is effective to reduce a diameter of the prosthetic valve. A method for crimping a prosthetic valve comprises reducing a diameter of an opening of a crimping loop, thereby radially compressing an at least partially expanded prosthetic valve disposed within the opening.