Stent retention mold and method
US8240020B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 14, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 30, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49938
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent retention mold includes two half-molds, each half-mold including a stent supporting surface, and a plurality of protrusions disposed on at least one of the stent supporting surfaces. A stent retention method includes retaining a stent to a balloon using a split mold that includes a stent supporting surface having a plurality of protrusions, so that a portion of the balloon extends through a gap of the stent into a space between two protrusions.
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