Patent ID: 8986320
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: A61B,A61F,B21D,B23P,B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A crimping device for crimping a radially expandable and compressible prosthetic valve, the crimping device comprising: a coiled wire frame comprising a first end, a second end, a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal opening extending between the proximal end and the distal end; a first member coupled to the first end of the coiled wire frame; and a second member coupled to the second end of the coiled wire frame, the second member movable relative to the first member, wherein the coiled wire frame has a first state and a second state, the opening of the coiled wire frame having a first diameter in the first state and a second diameter in the second state, the first diameter greater than the second diameter, the first diameter dimensioned to receive a prosthetic valve in an expanded or partially crimped configuration, the second diameter dimensioned to receive the prosthetic valve in a crimped configuration, and the first member is operably movable relative to the second member to convert the coiled wire frame from the first state to the second state.