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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2006
Darrin J. Kent, Murrieta, CA (US);
Boyd V. Knott, Menifee, CA (US);
Jeremy L. Stigall, Murrieta, CA (US);
Kyle M. Krueger, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Sean A. Mcniven, Del Mar, CA (US);
Darrin J. Kent, Murrieta, CA (US);
Boyd V. Knott, Menifee, CA (US);
Jeremy L. Stigall, Murrieta, CA (US);
Kyle M. Krueger, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Sean A. McNiven, Del Mar, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A stent retention mold includes two half-molds, each half-mold including a stent supporting surface, and a plurality of protrusions disposed on at least one of the stent supporting surfaces. A stent retention method includes retaining a stent to a balloon using a split mold that includes a stent supporting surface having a plurality of protrusions, so that a portion of the balloon extends through a gap of the stent into a space between two protrusions.