<p>An apparatus for crimping a stent to a catheter as well as a method for crimping a stent to a catheter are disclosed in several embodiments. The apparatus in its various embodiments involves the application of a uniform radially inward force to a compressible tube in which the stent and catheter are situated. <IMAGE></p>
申请公布号
EP0916318(A1)
申请公布日期
1999.05.19
申请号
EP19980119643
申请日期
1998.10.16
申请人
SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS, INC.
发明人
HUMPHREY, JOHN W;BROWN, TERRY V.;EUTENEUER, CHARLES L.;HOANG, NAM H.;KLISCH, LEO M.;LARSON, CHRISTOPHER R.;SELL, JONATHAN C.;TSUKERNIK, VLADIMIR B.;ULANOWSKI, LAWRENCE W.