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