Patent ID: 9414914
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: A61F,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A catheter assembly for crimping an expandable prosthesis, the catheter assembly comprising: a handle assembly located on the proximal end of the catheter assembly; a distal tip assembly located on the distal end of the catheter assembly and having a distal tip assembly diameter; a first elongate member, the first elongate member extending from the handle assembly towards the distal tip assembly; and a crimping funnel slidably positioned over the first elongate member and the distal tip assembly, the crimping funnel comprising: wherein the axial split allows the second diameter of the proximal end of the crimping funnel to increase to a diameter larger than the distal tip assembly, when the first collar is in the second axial location, wherein the crimping funnel is positioned over the first elongate member such that the first elongate member is disposed within the proximal end of the crimping funnel and the distal tip assembly is disposed within or distal of the distal end of the crimping funnel such that the distal tip assembly is disposed distal of the first diameter with the first collar at the first axial location.