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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Karen J. Wang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Edward P. Garcia, Dublin, CA (US);
Manish Gada, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Marc Schraner, Pacifica, CA (US);
Michael Green, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Stan Lam, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/95 (2013.01); B21D 41/04 (2006.01); B21D 37/18 (2006.01); B23P 17/04 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); B21D 37/18 (2013.01); B21D 41/04 (2013.01); B23P 17/04 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9522 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stent crimping tool insert comprises a core body configured for insertion into and removal from within a crimping chamber of a stent crimping tool. The core body has a core surface configured to withstand a compressive force without a reduction in diameter of the core surface.