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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2004
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Jan Weber, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Karl A. Jagger, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Terry V. Brown, Fridley, MN (US);
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Jan Weber, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Karl A. Jagger, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Terry V. Brown, Fridley, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A stent assembly comprises a rotatable sheath and a stent. The assembly is crimped or reduced in diameter prior to loading onto a catheter by one or more crimping apparatuses. One crimping apparatus comprises a blade having a stepped configuration. A mandrel may be used to support the assembly during crimping. The mandrel may have an expandable region. A protective sheath may be used to protect the stent during crimping and to redirect the crimping forces to desired locations about the assembly.