Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.

Ats Automation Tooling Systems Inc.

Edward P Garcia

Karen J Wang

Yung-Ming Chen

Jason Van Sciver

Anthony S Andreacchi

Antonio N Garcia

David Rego

Arnoldo M Currlin

Sang Joon Park

Thomas David Esbeck

Bryan D Glenn

Steven E Lehner

Richard Baillargeon

Patrick A Tuohy

Kurt Kilchenmann

Mark Haight

Michael L Green

Manish Gada

Boyd V Knott

Stan Lam

Marc Schraner

Ian Coulson

Jill A McCoy

Sidney Watterodt

Shaulaine Choo

Ashleigh Z Sheehy

Michael Green

A medical device includes a balloon expanded scaffold (or stent) crimped to a catheter having a balloon. The scaffold is crimped to the balloon by a process that includes using protective polymer sheaths or sheets during crimping, and resetting the sheaths or sheets during the crimping to avoid or minimize interference between the polymer material and scaffold struts as the scaffold is reduced in size. Balloon pressure is adjusted when the polymer material is reset.

Uniform expansion of thin-walled scaffolds

A medical device includes a balloon expanded scaffold crimped to a catheter having a balloon. The scaffold has a network of rings formed by struts connected at crowns and links connecting adjacent rings. The scaffold is crimped to the balloon by a process that includes using protective polymer sheaths or sheets during crimping, and adjusting the sheaths or sheets during the crimping to avoid or minimize interference between the polymer material and scaffold struts as the scaffold is reduced in size.

Crimping methods for thin-walled scaffolds

Various embodiments of methods and devices for coating stents are described herein.

Methods and devices for coating stents

A stent crimping tool insert comprises a core body configured for insertion into and removal from within a crimping chamber of a stent crimping tool. The core body has a core surface configured to withstand a compressive force without a reduction in diameter of the core surface.

Stent crimping tool insert, system, and method

A method for coating a stent can involve a device having a drying zone, a spray zone, and movable member for positioning a stent in the drying zone and another stent in the spray zone. Each stent can be on a support. A force can be applied to the outside surface of a stent to prevent rotation of the stent with respect to the support.

Method for coating stents

Devices for coating stents

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Edward P Garcia