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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2008
Justin Sokel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Paul Reiss, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Justin Sokel, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Paul Reiss, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Machine Solutions, Inc., Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Abstract
A method of loading an article, such as a self-expanding stent, into a structures, such as a delivery catheter, including the steps of chilling the article to a predetermined temperature, reducing article size a predetermined amount, inserting fluid into the article, whereby the fluid forms a substantially solid plug with respect to the article, and moving the frozen article. Also provided is an apparatus for loading an article into a structure including: an article size reduction element, a chiller connected to the size reduction element, a cold source communicatively connected to the chiller, and a fluid supply communicatively connected to the size reduction element.