Patent ID: 11896486
Assignee: EPYGON
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 10:
11. A transcatheter delivery system for a self-expandable heart valve prosthesis comprising: a handle; a hollow shaft; a distal tip;
an actuation mechanism for moving the hollow shaft towards the distal tip or the handle, the hollow shaft configured to slidingly receive the self-expandable valve prosthesis in a compressed state; and
a valve prosthesis crimping tool including, a hollow conical element; a detachable transfer tube; and a pulling device,
wherein the hollow conical element is configured to allow the self-expandable valve prosthesis to enter in an expanded state through a base of the hollow conical element, and enter the transfer tube in the compressed state,
wherein the pulling device is configured to capture a valve holder already fixed to the valve prosthesis,
wherein the delivery system comprises a transfer tube secure cap configured to be temporarily connected to the hollow conical element at a proximal longitudinal side of the transfer tube on an opposing side with respect to an open end of the hollow conical element, and
wherein the self-expandable valve prosthesis is configured to be pulled by the pulling device when crossing the hollow conical element and entering the detachable transfer tube until reaching the transfer tube secure cap, the detachable transfer tube configured to be temporarily connected to the hollow conical element.