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CRIMPING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A VASCULAR STENT

  • US 20130218139A1
  • Filed: 01/29/2013
  • Published: 08/22/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A crimping device for mounting a vascular stent, or a heart valve prosthesis introduced in the vascular stent, on an insertion catheter, comprising:

  • a forming tool having a rotationally symmetrical forming cavity, which at one end comprises a stent receiving section, at the opposing end a stent outfeed section and in between the stent receiving section and the stent outfeed section, a tapering section, anda pushing tool, which comprises a retaining and handling section and a stent forming section, wherein the stent forming section is designed to penetrate the forming cavity of the forming tool from an open end of the stent receiving section and to seize and push back the vascular stent introduced in the forming tool through the tapering section.

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