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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lothar Kleiner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Fuh-Wei Tang, Temecula, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/00 (2006.01); B01J 19/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); G01N 23/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/00 (2006.01); A61L 2/08 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/08 (2013.01); A61L 2/087 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61L 2202/24 (2013.01); A61L 2400/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods are disclosed for chemically stabilizing a polymer stent after sterilization. The stent is exposed to a temperature above ambient for a period of time after radiation sterilization. The exposure reduces the concentration of free radicals generated by the radiation.