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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2007
Bryan Russell Hemphill, Waterloo, CA;
Andrew James Mckay, Kitchener, CA;
Sang Joon Park, Waterloo, CA;
Aaron Meyer Waese, Toronto, CA;
Anthony S. Andreacchi, San Jose, CA (US);
Yung-ming Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Arnoldo M. Currlin, San Diego, CA (US);
Antonio Garcia, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason Van Sciver, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Bryan Russell Hemphill, Waterloo, CA;
Andrew James McKay, Kitchener, CA;
Sang joon Park, Waterloo, CA;
Aaron Meyer Waese, Toronto, CA;
Anthony S. Andreacchi, San Jose, CA (US);
Yung-Ming Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Arnoldo M. Currlin, San Diego, CA (US);
Antonio Garcia, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason Van Sciver, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc., Ontario, CA;
Abstract
An apparatus for weighing a stent includes a buffer for storing a stent support with a stent mounted thereon, a stent mounting and dismounting assembly that mounts and dismounts the stent from the stent support, a robotic arm for moving the stent support with the stent between the buffer and the stent mounting and dismounting assembly, and a scale assembly for weighing the stent. The stent mounting and dismounting assembly moves the stent into the scale assembly after the stent has been dismount from the stent support.