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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2013
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventor:
Jason Van Sciver, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P 11/005 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9522 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9583 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49769 (2015.01); Y10T 29/53022 (2015.01);
Abstract
A system for mounting a scaffold on a balloon catheter includes two positioning and alignment stations, which are used to prepare a scaffold and catheter for crimping using the same crimping head. The system is configured for automated assembly of the scaffold and catheter prior to crimping and performing post-crimping inspection for the crimped scaffold and prior to placing a restraining sheath over the crimped scaffold.