Method of making a stent
US9867728B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49927
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a stent is disclosed. The stent includes a minimum crimped diameter such that in the minimum crimped diameter, a pair of stent rings, between which marker support structures reside, do not make contact with the marker support structures. The crimped profile of the stent of the present invention can be as small as the crimped profile of a same stent but without the marker support structures.
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