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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jessica Chiu, Belmont, CA (US);
Keith Edward Fong, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advised Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
A method for mounting coated stents on balloon catheters uses a sheath and a pressurized fluid to expand the balloon. Heat is applied only at the ends of the balloon. An insulating disk and a chill block prevent overheating of the temperature sensitive stent coatings.