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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2013
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin F. Jow, San Mateo, CA (US);
Arlene Sucy Yang, Belmont, CA (US);
Yunbing Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Kathleen W. Yan, Cupertino, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2002/825 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91575 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device- includes a polymer stent crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. The stent is crimped to the balloon by a process that includes heating the stent to a temperature below the polymer's glass transition temperature to improve stent retention without adversely affecting the mechanical characteristics of the stent when later deployed to support a body lumen.