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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Svava Maria Atladottir, Burlingame, CA (US);
David C. Gale, San Jose, CA (US);
Klaus Kleine, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Svava Maria Atladottir, Burlingame, CA (US);
David C. Gale, San Jose, CA (US);
Klaus Kleine, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 (2013.01); B23Q 1/00 (2006.01); B29C 35/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A polymeric tube is positioned on a polymeric mandrel and then laser cut to form an implantable medical device, such as a stent. The assembly and method reduces contamination of the inner surface of the stent, which would be caused if conventional glass or metal mandrels are used, while simultaneously reducing damage to the inner surface of the stent due to the shielding effect of the polymeric mandrel.