A stent retention mold includes two half-molds, each half-mold including a stent supporting surface, and a plurality of protrusions disposed on at least one of the stent supporting surfaces. A stent retention method includes retaining a stent to a balloon using a split mold that includes a stent supporting surface having a plurality of protrusions, so that a portion of the balloon extends through a gap of the stent into a space between two protrusions.
申请公布号
EP2040651(A2)
申请公布日期
2009.04.01
申请号
EP20070810177
申请日期
2007.06.29
申请人
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.
发明人
KENT, DARRIN J.;KNOTT, BOYD V.;STIGALL, JEREMY L.;KRUEGER, KYLE M.;MCNIVEN, SEAN A.