Patent ID: 9486604
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A61F,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A packaging and preparation tray having a delivery system for percutaneous delivery of an expandable prosthetic heart valve wherein the delivery system includes an elongate catheter that extends from a proximal end to a distal end with a deployment portion at a distal end of the delivery system and a control handle portion at a proximal end of the delivery system, the packaging and preparation tray comprising: a first main tray and a second main tray that are each formed to provide supporting features based upon the shape and dimensions of the delivery system, are elongate in shape and are articulated together at a hinge so that the first and second main trays are configured to be arranged in a first configuration with the first and second trays positioned end-to-end and connected together by the hinge and a second configuration with the first and second trays positioned substantially side-by-side and connected together by the hinge, the first main tray including a first tray support shaped to correspond with and support a proximal portion of the delivery system so as to keep the control handle portion of the delivery system in place as packaged, and the second main tray including a second tray support shaped to correspond with and support a distal portion of the delivery system so as to keep the deployment portion of the delivery system in place as packaged, whereby, in the first configuration, the first main tray and the second main tray are configured to support a delivery system such that the elongate catheter of the delivery system extends linearly from the first main tray to the second main tray, and in the second configuration, the first main tray and the second main tray are configured to support the delivery system such that the elongate catheter of the delivery system extends from the first main tray and is turned back in a U-shaped manner into the second main tray such that the deployment portion of the delivery system is positioned to the side of the control handle portion of the delivery system.