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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
May. 09, 2011
Applicants:
Yunbing Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Derek Mortisen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Xiao MA, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Fuh-wei Tang, Temecula, CA (US);
Byron Lambert, Temecula, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yunbing Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Derek Mortisen, San Francisco, CA (US);
Xiao Ma, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Fuh-Wei Tang, Temecula, CA (US);
Byron Lambert, Temecula, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 63/08 (2006.01); C04B 7/345 (2006.01); C04B 7/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of stabilizing the molecular weight of polymer stents scaffolds after E-beam sterilization are disclosed. The molecular weight of the polymer of the irradiated scaffolds is stabilized through exposure to gas containing oxygen.