Patents Represented by Attorney Suire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP.
  • Patent number: 7886419
    Abstract: A method for crimping a stent onto a balloon includes inflating a balloon with a fluid, sliding a stent over the inflated balloon, crimping the stent onto the balloon, and controlling the pressure inside the balloon below a given value when the stent is being crimped onto the balloon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Bin Huang, David C. Gale, Daniel Castro