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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2009
Applicant:
Kevin Jow, San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kevin Jow, San Mateo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 35/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Laser machining polymer tubing sections to form stents such that the power of the laser machining is adjusted for each tubing section to obtain repeatable strut widths for stents formed from different tubing sections is disclosed. A threshold power for laser machining each section is determined and the power used for machining each section is based on the threshold power.