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Apparatus and method for polishing lumenal prostheses

  • US 5,788,558 A
  • Filed: 11/13/1995
  • Issued: 08/04/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for deburring and polishing a radially expansible lumenal prosthesis having a hollow elongate body with an inner lumen, wherein said body comprises a plurality of elongated longitudinal openings circumferentially spaced-apart about the body, the method comprising:

  • mounting the lumenal prosthesis within a chamber such that openings spaced around a circumference of the elongate body are fluidly coupled to the chamber; and

    radially extruding a flowable abrasive material through the openings around the circumference of the elongate body in abrading contact with cut surfaces and edges surrounding the openings, wherein all abrasive material flows from the lumen radially outwardly through the openings to the exterior of the prosthesis or from the exterior of the prosthesis radially inwardly to the lumen.

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