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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2010
Applicant:
Eric B. Stenzel, Galway, IE;
Inventor:
Eric B. Stenzel, Galway, IE;
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21D 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical device crimping system comprises a crimper and a plurality of protective strips. The crimper defines a crimping iris, which has an open state and a closed state. In the open state the cross-sectional area of the crimping iris is greater than in the closed state. The plurality of protective strips extend longitudinally through the crimping iris. Each of the strips is radially offset from one another. The strips protect the stent from direct contact with the crimping blades of the crimper.