Patent ID: 9066785
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A packaging and loading system for a medical device, the system comprising: a shipping container having a removable cap for selectively covering a mouth of the shipping container, wherein the removable cap has a holding tube attached thereto such that the holding tube of the removable cap extends into the shipping container when the removable cap is secured to the shipping container; a prosthetic tissue valve disposed within the shipping container, the prosthetic tissue valve having a stent-like frame with at least two bands longitudinally extending therefrom; and an attachment assembly fully disposed within the shipping container, the attachment assembly being releasably secured to the at least two bands of the prosthetic tissue valve to be removed from the shipping container with the prosthetic tissue valve, the attachment assembly being configured to secure the prosthetic tissue valve to a delivery catheter after the prosthetic tissue valve is removed from the shipping container, wherein when the removable cap is secured to the shipping container the holding tube of the removable cap is positioned to extend through within the attachment assembly and at least a portion of the prosthetic tissue valve to prevent movement of the prosthetic tissue valve within the shipping container; and a storage solution contained within the shipping container to preserve the prosthetic tissue valve.