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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2011
Ryan E. Guerriero, Winchester, CA (US);
Yung-ming Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Celenia Gutierrez, San Jose, CA (US);
Ian J. Coulson, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Nathan Harold, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Tochterman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ryan E. Guerriero, Winchester, CA (US);
Yung-Ming Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Celenia Gutierrez, San Jose, CA (US);
Ian J. Coulson, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Nathan Harold, San Jose, CA (US);
Andrew Tochterman, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A collet shaped to minimize the contact area of a stent end with a surface of the collet. The collet has an end surface for contacting a stent end that includes a raised or projecting portion and a flat or relatively flat portion. The projecting, portion has at least three segments radiating from a center to the edge of the surface.