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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2010
Applicants:
Andrzej M. Malewicz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Matthew W. Weston, Little Canada, MN (US);
Inventors:
Andrzej M. Malewicz, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Matthew W. Weston, Little Canada, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic 3F Therapeutics, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A crimping tool for crimping a stented heart valve comprises a housing having a front wall and a back wall, a compression assembly disposed between the front wall and the back wall and including a stent receiving chamber therewithin for receiving a stented heart valve, and a delivery device holder slidably coupled to the front wall of the housing. The compression assembly is movable between an uncrimped position and a crimped position to reduce the diameter of the stented heart valve.