Stent crimping device
US8225474B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53991
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A crimping fixture for crimping a stent onto a balloon of a catheter is disclosed. The crimping fixture includes a flexible elastomeric body having a crimping lumen and one or more inflation lumens extending through the flexible elastomeric body. The flexible elastomeric body is elastically stretched such that a pre-crimped stent may be placed in the crimping lumen. The inflation lumens are then pressurized with a fluid to impart an inward crimping force onto the stent to crimp the stent to a balloon.
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