Disclosed are stent holding devices having a support mandrel and one or more stent retaining fixtures disposed on the mandrel. The retaining fixture may include a character identifier to facilitate tracking a stent mounted on the holding device. The retaining fixture may include a conical protrusion and a conical recess to allow any number of retaining fixtures to engage each other and be stacked on the mandrel. The retaining fixture may include a tubular member having a spiral cut that enables the diameter of the tubular member to be adjusted to allow for a frictional fit on the mandrel. The retaining fixture may have a Z-shaped or T-shaped structure configured to retain a stent. The stent retaining fixture may also have a filament for retaining a stent.
申请公布号
US2013241131(A1)
申请公布日期
2013.09.19
申请号
US201313871948
申请日期
2013.04.26
申请人
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.
发明人
PLANS ISAAC RODRIGUEZ-MEJIA;MORENO JAVIER PALOMAR;MADDEN TOMAS;O'NEILL DAVID;GONG VICTORIA MAY