Patent Application for Semi-Automated Crimper for Heart Valves
Summary
The USPTO has published a new patent application (US20260083559A1) for a semi-automated crimper system designed for balloon expandable heart valves. The application was filed by St. Jude Medical and details a system involving a delivery system, catheter, balloon, syringe, and a crimper with a collapsible iris assembly.
What changed
This document is a publication of a patent application filed with the USPTO, specifically application US20260083559A1, titled 'Semi-Automated Crimper for Balloon Expandable Heart Valves'. The application, assigned to St. Jude Medical, describes a system for crimping and expanding medical devices, including a delivery system, catheter, balloon, syringe, and a crimper with an iris assembly. The system is designed to be actuated by a balloon inflation system to crimp the medical device onto the balloon and subsequently expand the balloon and device.
As this is a patent application, it does not impose any new regulatory obligations or compliance deadlines on regulated entities. It represents a disclosure of a novel invention in the medical device field. Compliance officers in the medical device sector should note this filing as it pertains to potential future technologies and intellectual property within the prosthetics and cardiovascular device space.
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Semi-Automated Crimper for Balloon Expandable Heart Valves
Application US20260083559A1 Kind: A1 Mar 26, 2026
Assignee
St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.
Inventors
William H. Peckels, Craig Petersen
Abstract
A system for crimping and expanding a medical device may include a delivery system with a handle, a catheter, and an inflatable balloon. A syringe may receive inflation media and may be configured to be received on a balloon inflation system and to be coupled to the delivery system. A crimper may have a collapsible iris assembly configured to receive the medical device therein. The crimper may be configured to mechanically couple to the balloon inflation system. The balloon inflation system may actuate the crimper to crimp the medical device onto the balloon when the medical device is received within the iris assembly. The balloon inflation system may be configured to actuate the syringe to advance the inflation media from the syringe to the balloon to expand the balloon and to expand the medical device that is crimped onto the balloon.
CPC Classifications
A61F 2/2433 A61F 2/70 A61F 2/9524 A61F 2002/701
Filing Date
2025-07-22
Application No.
19276820
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