US 11,944,559 B2
Systems and methods for crimping and device preparation
Brendan Michael Dalbow, Huntington Beach, CA (US); Ashley Akemi Ishigo, Torrance, CA (US); Jennifer Marie Reitmajer, Costa Mesa, CA (US); Quang Ngoc Vu, Aliso Viejo, CA (US); and Gonzalo German Angelico, Irvine, CA (US)
Assigned to EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION, Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/114,897.
Application 18/114,897 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/042276, filed on Jul. 20, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/220,024, filed on Jul. 9, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/137,658, filed on Jan. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/072,444, filed on Aug. 31, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0218415 A1, Jul. 13, 2023
Int. Cl. A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01)
CPC A61F 2/9525 (2020.05) [A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61F 2/2433 (2013.01); A61F 2/9524 (2020.05)] 6 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A support body for a prosthetic heart valve, comprising:
a first portion comprising an alignment device configured to couple with a crimping device;
a second portion comprising a support surface that tapers from a wider end disposed adjacent the first portion to a narrower end, wherein the support surface is configured to receive the prosthetic heart valve thereon and hold one or more leaflets of the prosthetic heart valve in an open position; and
a central channel extending through the first portion and the second portion, the central channel configured to receive a delivery apparatus for the prosthetic heart valve therethrough.