Setter for intraluminal endoprosthesis in cardiology uses pressurized inner chamber, and axial cells along axial channel to avoid channel to be crushed under pressure

摘要

Stent (1) is tube with meshed walls placed on balloon (2) to form assembly (3). Assembly is placed in setter (4). Balloon is then introduced in assembly setter/stent. Setting is done by pressurizing inner chamber (6) of setter, pressure represented by arrows (F). Setter has axial channel (7) that can be crushed under pressure in chamber (6). To avoid that, body of setter has axial cells (10).