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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Victoria M. Gong, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Stephen Pacetti, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/958 (2013.01); B23P 19/02 (2006.01); B23P 11/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); B25B 27/14 (2006.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); B21D 39/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/958 (2013.01); B23P 11/025 (2013.01); B23P 19/02 (2013.01); B25B 27/146 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9522 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9583 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); B21D 39/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device includes a balloon expanded scaffold crimped to a balloon catheter. The scaffold has a network of rings formed by struts connected at crowns and links connecting adjacent rings. The scaffold has a polymer coating and is crimped to the balloon. The scaffold is rotated, or allowed to rotate during crimping to improve results from crimping, such as reduced damage to the coating.