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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2004
Anthony J. Abbate, Santa Clara, CA (US);
David C. Gale, San Jose, CA (US);
Klaus Kleine, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Svava Maria Atladottir, San Francisco, CA (US);
Anthony J. Abbate, Santa Clara, CA (US);
David C. Gale, San Jose, CA (US);
Klaus Kleine, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Svava Maria Atladottir, San Francisco, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods of fabricating an implantable medical device from a tube or a sheet in an expanded or stretched state, respectively, are disclosed herein. The implantable medical device may be an endoprosthesis such as a stent. In one embodiment, the method may include radially expanding a tube about a cylindrical axis of the tube from a first diameter to a second diameter. The method may further include forming a pattern on at least a portion of the expanded tube. Additional embodiments may include forming a stent pattern on a stretched sheet from which a stent may be formed. In addition, a stent pattern may be formed on a tube that is formed from a stretched sheet.