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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2004
Applicants:
Kenneth Merdan, Greenfield, MN (US);
Matt Shedlov, Rockford, MN (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth Merdan, Greenfield, MN (US);
Matt Shedlov, Rockford, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23K 26/14 (2014.01); B23K 26/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stent manufacturing device and methods for making intravascular stents and other medical devices. The stent manufacturing device may include a base, a laser or other cutting device coupled to the base, a horizontal motor coupled to the base, and a rotary motor coupled to the horizontal motor. A workpiece can be attached to the cutting device, for example adjacent the rotary motor, and the workpiece can be cut with the cutting device.