Apparatus and method for manufacturing a single wire stent
US9155643B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 13, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49998
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mandrel for manufacturing a stent from a single wire includes a cylindrical member having a plurality of pins at a proximal end region, a plurality of pins at a distal end region, and a plurality of indentations between the proximal pins and the distal pins. These indentations form a helical pattern on the outer surface of the cylindrical member. The single wire is wrapped around every proximal pin and distal pin on the mandrel by following the indentations in the mandrel. The single wire is slid through the indentation under any crossing section of wire and over the next crossing section of wire in an under-over pattern.
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