EP Patent

EP3654883A1 — Flushable loading base

Assigned to St Jude Medical Cardiology Division Inc · Expires 2020-05-27 · 6y expired

What this patent protects

An assembly (200) for loading a self-expanding prosthetic heart valve (100) into a delivery device (10) includes a support member (204) including a body (219) and a backing plate (260). The body has a longitudinal axis, a base end (220), a second end (221), and a recess (236) ext…

USPTO Abstract

An assembly (200) for loading a self-expanding prosthetic heart valve (100) into a delivery device (10) includes a support member (204) including a body (219) and a backing plate (260). The body has a longitudinal axis, a base end (220), a second end (221), and a recess (236) extending from the second end toward the base end. The recess has a bottom member defining a seating surface (232c) adapted to support the prosthetic valve. The backing plate is fixed to the body so as to define a void space (241a) between the backing plate and the body. The backing plate includes an inlet port (266) and the recess includes a plurality of outlet ports (237). The inlet and outlet ports are in fluid communication with the void space. Each outlet port is rotationally aligned with a corresponding pocket formed between first (114) and second (115) cuffs of the heart valve.

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Patent Metadata

Patent number
EP3654883A1
Jurisdiction
EP
Classification
—
Expires
2020-05-27
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
St Jude Medical Cardiology Division Inc
Source
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