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Radial stent crimper

  • US 6,769,161 B2
  • Filed: 09/22/1999
  • Issued: 08/03/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for reducing the cross-section of a stent, the device comprising a plurality of rotatable crimping members driven via a central gear and disposed in fixed locations about a center region, the center region having a longitudinal axis substantially orthogonal to a plane of rotation defined by the rotation of the plurality of rotatable crimping members, the central gear and each of the crimping members having planes of rotation substantially coplanar with or parallel to one another, each crimping member constructed and arranged such that a portion of each crimping member is capable of rotating into the center region and crimping at least a portion of a stent.

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