Patent ID: 8006535
Filing Date: 2011-08-30
Classification: A61F,B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for crimping an expandable prosthetic heart valve, the device comprising: a first annular body and a second annular body arranged for relative rotation generally about an axis; and an array of linear crimping elements having first ends coupled to the first annular body and second ends coupled to the second annular body, wherein the array of linear crimping elements defines an orifice; wherein the first body and the second body are configured to rotate about the axis between a first position, wherein the crimping elements define the orifice with a first diameter and a second position, wherein the crimping elements define the orifice with a second diameter; wherein the crimping elements include a plurality of flexible elements extending in a generally serpentine pattern between the first and second annular bodies, wherein the pattern includes portions of the flexible elements extending between the first and the second annular bodies to define the crimping elements.