Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

Endovascular Technologies, Inc.

Arlene Sucy Yang

Kevin Jow

Yunbing Wang

Kathleen Yan

Albert K Chin

Timothy A Limon

Michael Francis Wei

Arnold M Escano

Gregory W Fung

Shuji Uemura

Peter S Brown

Juan I Perez

Richard Rapoza

Rasean L Hamilton

Andrea Dawn Morrison

Kathleen W Yan

A medical device-includes a polymer stent crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. The stent is crimped to the balloon by a process that includes heating the stent to a temperature below the polymer's glass transition temperature to improve stent retention without adversely affecting the mechanical characteristics of the stent when later deployed to support a body lumen.

Methods for crimping a polymeric stent onto a delivery balloon

Method of crimping polymeric stent to a delivery balloon

A medical device- includes a polymer stent crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. The stent is crimped to the balloon by a process that includes heating the stent to a temperature below the polymer's glass transition temperature to improve stent retention without adversely affecting the mechanical characteristics of the stent when later deployed to support a body lumen.

A strut pattern of an endoprosthesis includes a plurality of W-shape cells that define a tubular body, the W-shaped cells at the opposite ends of the tubular body have a modified configuration that is different than the W-shaped cells at the middle portion of the tubular body. At the distal end of the tubular body, the W-shaped cells have crests with axial positions that are axially spaced apart, and have troughs with circumferential positions that are spaced apart. At the intermediate and distal end of the tubular body, the W-shaped cells crests with axial positions that coincide and have troughs with circumferential positions that coincide. The strut pattern is cut from a tubular precursor construct made of PLLA that has been radially expanded and axially extended by blow molding.

Polymeric stent

A system for gaining access to an interventional site within vasculature through a vessel wall or other structure such as that of a medical device. An apparatus is provided to accomplish a sealed worksite as are sensor delivery systems including sealable sensor devices that are adapted to be placed at the interventional site.

Aneurysm sensing devices and delivery systems

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Arlene Sucy Yang