Method of making a medical device
US7343659B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 10, 2002 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49929
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of making a medical device includes compressing a prosthesis, e.g., a therapeutic agent-carrying stent or stent-graft, to a catheter without contacting an outer surface of the prosthesis, e.g., by electromagnetically compressing the prosthesis.
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