Paul Mearns;John Gallagher;Noam Miller;Niall Duffy
发明人:
Niall Duffy,Paul Mearns,John Gallagher,Noam Miller
申请号：
US12911458
公开号：
US09414914B2
申请日:
2010.10.25
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2016
代理人:
摘要：
Catheter assemblies including a handle assembly located on the proximal end of the catheter assembly and a distal tip assembly located on the distal end of the catheter assembly. A crimping funnel is slidably positioned along the catheter. The crimping funnel includes a distal end having a first diameter and a proximal end having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter. An axial split is formed in the proximal end. A first collar is provided encompassing a portion of the proximal end. The first collar is configured to hold the axial split in the proximal end together when the first collar is at a first axial location along the proximal end, and to allow the axial split in the proximal end to open when the first collar is at a second axial location along the proximal end, such that the crimping funnel can be removed from the catheter assembly. Various methods of retaining a prosthetic valve on the catheter assembly during the crimping process are described.
