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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
May. 21, 2010
Sean D. Chambers, Bloomington, IN (US);
Mark A. Magnuson, Bloomington, IN (US);
Fred T. Parker, Unionville, IN (US);
Sean D. Chambers, Bloomington, IN (US);
Mark A. Magnuson, Bloomington, IN (US);
Fred T. Parker, Unionville, IN (US);
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
A two-stage method of compressing a stent entails providing an expandable stent () in a radially expanded state. An outward pressure is applied to an inner surface of the tubular framework to support the stent, and a diameter of the stent is reduced to a first compressed diameter (D) while applying the outward pressure. The outward pressure is halted after reaching the first compressed diameter. According to an embodiment in which the stent is balloon-expandable, a delivery balloon catheter () comprising an uninflated balloon in a delivery configuration is inserted into the lumen after halting the outward pressure. The diameter of the stent is reduced to a second compressed diameter (D) smaller than the first compressed diameter to crimp the stent onto the delivery balloon catheter.