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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2008
Bruce Asmus, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Dennis Aamoth, Fridley, MN (US);
Thomas Walch, Centerville, MN (US);
Bruce Asmus, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Dennis Aamoth, Fridley, MN (US);
Thomas Walch, Centerville, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
A protective sheet loader may comprise a first roller, a second roller, a sheet of material spanning between the first and second rollers, and a loading mechanism. A portion of the sheet of material may be loaded into the crimping chamber of an apparatus for reducing the size of a medical device. A medical device may be placed within the crimping chamber such that the sheet of material forms a barrier between the walls of the crimping chamber and the medical device and prevents cross-contamination between the medical device and the crimping device. After a crimping step is completed, the medical device and the contaminated portion of the sheet of material may be removed from the crimping chamber, and a clean portion of the sheet of material may be loaded into the crimping chamber.