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Nitinol frame heating and setting mandrel

US7708925B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Abbott Vascular Solutions Inc. · US

Inventors

Boris Anukhin · San Jose, US
Masoud Molaei · Fremont, US
David T. Pollock · Redwood City, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 10, 2006
Grant date	May 4, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S425/014
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for heating and setting elements of a stent. The apparatus is a mandrel having a central core cylinder with an outer surface including a plurality of raised forms and gaps in-between the raised forms. The mandrel also includes a first and second outer cylinder, each having a curved radial end with a cut-out design similar to the shape of the plurality of raised forms. Once a stent is placed on the central core cylinder, the first and second outer cylinders are positioned on the central core cylinder such that the curved radial ends of the first and second outer cylinders align with the plurality of raised forms, shaping the stent.

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