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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2025
Filed:
May. 23, 2018
Corcym S.r.l., Milan, IT;
Giovanni Giordano, Saluggia, IT;
Monica Francesca Achiluzzi, Saluggia, IT;
CORCYM S.R.L., Saluggia, IT;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a deployment instrument including: a shaft () having a longitudinal axis (X); a handle () at a first end of the shaft (); and a carrier portion () at a second end of the shaft (). The carrier portion () is configured for holding an expandable heart valve prosthesis in a radially collapsed condition for delivery to the implantation site. The carrier portion () includes a hub () fixed to the handle () via the shaft (), a first deployment element () and a second deployment element (), each of said first deployment element () and second deployment element () configured to hold a corresponding portion of an expandable heart valve N prosthesis in a radially collapsed condition. A drive member () is provided which is configured to operate the first deployment element () and the second deployment element () in first and second opposite directions. The instrument is also provided with a mechanism to allow a displacement of the second deployment element in the second direction independently of the drive member ().