Devices and methods for crimping prosthetic implants

Abstract

A holder device for a prosthetic heart valve, comprising: one or more retaining members configured to secure a prosthetic heart valve to the holder device when the prosthetic heart valve is in a radially expanded configuration and configured to release the prosthetic heart valve from the holder device when the prosthetic heart valve is compressed with a crimping device from the radially expanded configuration to a radially compressed configuration, wherein the holder device comprises a first portion and a second portion, and wherein the one or more retaining members extend distally from the second portion and are axially moveable relative to a distal face of the first portion along a central axis.

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