Patent ID: 6387117
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A61F,B25B

Abstract:
An apparatus for reducing a medical device in size comprising:at least one first crimping die with a first crimping surface for contacting the medical device; at least one second crimping die with a second crimping surface for contacting the medical device; and a crimping die moving device which connects the first and second crimping dies, the crimping die moving device comprising a base from which the first and second crimping dies extend, at least one of the crimping dies slidably mounted in the base, the crimping die moving device constructed and arranged to move the first and second crimping dies toward one another from an open position to a closed position, the first and second crimping dies in the open position spaced to form an opening in which a medical device may be inserted, the first and second crimping dies in the closed position forming an opening of reduced size.