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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2013
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Boyd V. Knott, Menifee, CA (US);
Samit Kadakia, Corona, CA (US);
Leopoldo Ortega, Murrieta, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9522 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49927 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53952 (2015.01);
Abstract
A process for crimping stents includes a multi-stage process producing a desired stent retention and crimped profile in a reduced amount of time. The process achieves results by utilizing particular combinations of heat and pressure during the crimping process, which was found to produce the desired results.