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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2022
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Eran Goldberg, Nesher, IL;
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A loading apparatus including an outer body, a guide tube, and an annular loading member is disclosed. As one example, the outer body includes an inner conical bore that narrows in diameter from a distal end to a proximal end portion of the outer body and the guide tube includes a distal portion arranged within the proximal end portion of the outer body and a proximal portion extending outward from the outer body. The annular loading member can include a ring portion and a plurality of arms extending outward, in an axial direction relative to a central longitudinal axis of the loading apparatus, from the ring portion, the ring portion coupled to an inner surface of the distal portion of the guide tube.