Jawed crimping tool and method of use
CA 2270330 A1 · Owner: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · Inventors: Morales, Stephen A.
Overview
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A stent crimping tool for firmly and uniformly crimping a conventional or radioactive stmt onto a balloon catheter is constructed from a housing having a proximal section rotatably connected to a distal section. A cylindrical cavity having a tapered end is formed into the proximal section. Inside, the cavity is affixed a transparent cylindrical collar having radial slots leading to a, central passage extending along its axis and a conical end that fits into the , tapered end. Teeth made of trapezoidally-shaped flat plates each having an angular proximal edge and a radiused edge slide into their respective slots in the collar. A, transparent screw-feed having a hollow core and a slotted …
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- Filed April 28, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 28, 2019.
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