Sterile cover for compressible stents used in percutaneous device delivery systems
US9078781B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 11, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/9522
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent cover for enclosing a compressible stent during a stent crimping process, the stent cover having an outer sheath with a proximal end, a distal end, an end portion at the distal end of the sheath having a first diameter, and a stent-retaining portion adjacent to the end portion and having an uncompressed diameter that is larger than the first diameter of the end portion for retaining a stent in its uncompressed condition.
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