Patent ID: 9572658
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A cartridge adapted to store and to fold a foldable, implantable medical device, the cartridge comprising: a. a first portion; and b. a second portion interengaged with the first portion; wherein the first and second portions are movable relative to one another from a storage configuration, in which interior surfaces of the first and second portions define a storage chamber for storing the medical device in an unfolded state, to an implanting configuration, in which the interior surfaces of the first and second portions together define smooth-bored chamber for retaining the medical device in a folded state; wherein the first and second portions are interengaged by a hinge, pivotably moveable relative to one another about the hinge; and wherein the first and second portions each comprise an arcuate segment of the inner surface that, in the implanting configuration, respectively define opposite halves of the smooth-bored chamber; wherein the first portion comprises first and second spaced plates projecting from an upper side of the arcuate segment; and wherein the second portion comprises a third plate projecting centrally from an upper side of the arcuate segment; wherein the third plate of the second portion is disposed between the first and second plates of the first portion.