Granted Patent B2

US 12,551,672 · App. 18/208,099 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Inventor: Anthony J. Abbate (Santa Clara, CA)

Assignee: Intersect ENT, Inc.

A61M29/00A61F2/186A61F2/82A61F2/9525A61M31/002A61F2/9522A61F5/08A61F2210/0004A61F2230/0067A61F2250/0067A61M2205/04Y10T29/49863

Abstract

Claims (36)

1 . A device for crimping an implant, comprising:

a housing including a proximal opening defined therein configured to receive an implant, the housing including:

a tapered first segment;

a second segment adjacent the tapered first segment;

a distal third segment adjacent the second segment; and

a plurality of channels radially extending from the third segment and at least partially along the tapered first segment,

wherein the implant has a hub and a plurality of legs extending from the hub, and

wherein the hub includes a plurality of apertures extending through the hub, and wherein the plurality of legs includes a plurality of filaments each positioned in a corresponding aperture of the plurality of apertures to extend through the hub to define a first leg on a first side of the hub and a second leg on a second side of the hub.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the tapered first segment has a diameter of from about 6 mm to about 8 mm at a distal end of the first segment adjacent to the second segment and a diameter of from about 25 mm to about 30 mm at a proximal end of the tapered first segment adjacent to the proximal opening.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the second segment has a diameter of about 6 mm.

4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the distal third segment has a diameter that is from about equal to an outer diameter of the hub to less than 1 mm larger than the outer diameter of the hub.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of channels radially extends from the third segment along the second segment and at least partially along the tapered first segment.

6 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a plurality of ribs radially extending from the third segment and at least partially along the first segment.

7 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of ribs radially extends from the third segment along the second segment and at least partially along the tapered first segment.

8 . The device of claim 6 , wherein the plurality of ribs defines the plurality of channels.

9 . The device of claim 1 , wherein each leg of the plurality of legs of the implant is positioned in a separate channel.

10 . The device of claim 1 , wherein two or more legs of the plurality of legs of the implant are positioned in a channel.

11 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the housing is formed from a polycarbonate, polypropylene, or a polyurethane.

12 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising a cap configured to enclose the proximal opening.

13 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the third segment is configured to rotate the plurality of legs of the implant to move the implant to a low-profile configuration when the hub of the implant engages a recess defined in the third segment.

14 . The device of claim 13 , further comprising:

a crimping member including a plurality of arms radially extending from a stem portion;

a recess defined in the stem portion and configured to receive a portion of the implant,

wherein each arm of the plurality of arms is at least partially positioned within a corresponding channel of the plurality of channels; and

a spring positioned between the stem portion and the third segment, wherein movement of the stem portion into the third segment rotates the plurality of arms relative to the stem portion.

15 . A method for crimping an implant using a crimping device, comprising:

advancing a hub of an implant distally into a distal recess defined in a housing of a crimping device, the implant including a plurality of legs extending in a proximal direction from the hub, the recess including a plurality of channels radially extending in a proximal direction from the distal recess; and

radially compressing the plurality of legs of the implant toward a longitudinal axis of the implant to move the implant to a low-profile configuration.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the crimping device further comprises a plurality of ribs defining the plurality of channels and wherein the method further comprises positioning one or more of the plurality of legs of the implant in at least one channel of the plurality of channels.

17 . The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

engaging the hub of the implant with a delivery device;

advancing the hub distally by exerting a force with the delivery device on the implant in the distal direction; and

once the plurality of legs of the implant are in the low-profile configuration, extending a sheath in a distal direction around the legs of the implant, wherein the sheath is mechanically coupled to the delivery device.

18 . The method of claim 17 , further comprising:

withdrawing the delivery device from the crimping device, the delivery device holding the implant in the low-profile configuration with the sheath at least partially around the plurality of legs of the implant.

19 . The method of claim 17 , wherein radially compressing the plurality of legs of the implant further comprises rotating the plurality of legs toward the longitudinal axis of the implant to move the implant to the low-profile configuration.

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