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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2022
Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc., Abbott Park, IL (US);
Prem Midha, St. Paul, MN (US);
Zachary R. Vidlund, Robbinsdale, MN (US);
Eric Smith, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc., Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for heart valve replacement includes a collapsible and expandable replacement heart valve and a packaging assembly for storing the replacement heart valve. The packaging assembly includes a funnel extending from a first end to a second end. The funnel has a first interior diameter at the first end and a second interior diameter, the second interior diameter smaller than the first interior diameter. The funnel defines an internal lumen extending between the first and second ends. The funnel defines a plurality of longitudinal slots extending along an interior surface of the funnel between the first and second ends.