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Patent US8136230 - Valve loader method, system, and apparatus - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA valve loading system is provided that uses a valve loader to transfer a valve or other medical device from a storage cartridge into a deployment catheter. The valve or other medical device can be implanted or positioned within a patient using the catheter after the valve or other medical device has...http://www.google.com/patents/US8136230?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8136230 - Valve loader method, system, and apparatusPublication numberUS8136230 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/249,243Publication dateMar 20, 2012Filing dateOct 10, 2008Priority dateOct 12, 2007Also published asCN101868199A, EP2194933A1, EP2641572A1, US20090099530, US20120073126, WO2009049261A1Publication number12249243, 249243, US 8136230 B2, US 8136230B2, US-B2-8136230, US8136230 B2, US8136230B2InventorsDesmond O'Connell, Martin Neal Adams, James Mark KutskoOriginal AssigneeSpiration, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (108), Non-Patent Citations (108), Referenced by (2), Classifications (17), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetValve loader method, system, and apparatusUS 8136230 B2Abstract A valve loading system is provided that uses a valve loader to transfer a valve or other medical device from a storage cartridge into a deployment catheter. The valve or other medical device can be implanted or positioned within a patient using the catheter after the valve or other medical device has been compressed and loaded into the catheter using the valve loader. The process then can be repeated by using the valve loading system to load or introduce another valve or other medical device into the catheter.
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