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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2022
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Alessandro Fisher, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Paulina Nguyen, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
John Vucinich, Windsor, CA (US);
Yas B. Neuberger, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the disclosure are generally related to systems, devices and methods for transcatheter delivery and deployment of an implant, such as a prosthetic valve. Aspects of the disclosure include methods of loading the implant to the delivery device having a capsule assembly for sheathing the implant. The capsule assembly can include separable proximal and distal segments. Such methods of loading can include utilizing a collar and a funnel to guide the proximal segment over the implant and adjacent the distal segment to compress and fully sheathe the implant for delivery.