DEVICE FOR COMPRESSING A STENT AND A SYSTEM AS WELL AS A METHOD FOR LOADING A STENT INTO A MEDICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM

摘要

The invention relates to a device (1) for compressing a stent (100) with a prosthetic heart valve affixed as needed thereto. In order to achieve a compressing of the stent (100) with a prosthetic heart valve affixed as needed thereto to a diameter enabling it to be received in a catheter tip of a medical delivery system without running the risk of damaging the stent (100) or the prosthetic heart valve affixed as needed thereto during the compressing of the stent (100), the device (1) comprises a compressing mechanism (10) within which a stent (100) to be compressed can be at least partly accommodated, wherein the compressing mechanism (10) is designed so as to exert a defined compressive force in radial direction on at least parts of a stent (100) at least partly accommodated in the compressing mechanism (10) such that the cross-section of the stent (100) is reduced to a predefinable value at least at certain areas.