Patent ID: 9192469
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for loading a prosthesis onto a delivery system, the method comprising: passing a distal end of a delivery system through a first open end and a second open end of a reducing member, the reducing member comprising a conical wall, the first open end being configured to receive a piston member of a cap; seating the prosthesis in a recess defined by a first surface and at least one side wall extending from a periphery of the first surface of the piston member of the cap such that a first end of the prosthesis contacts the first surface of the piston member and such that an inner surface of the at least one side wall contacts an outer surface of a portion of a side of the prosthesis; inserting the distal end of the delivery system into a center of the prosthesis and an opening defined by the piston member; and advancing the cap towards the reducing member such that a portion of the prosthesis seated in the piston member advances along an inner surface of the conical wall of the reducing member.