Stents with profiles for gripping a balloon catheter and molds for fabricating stents
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1. A mold for a radially expandable stent, comprising:
- a mold member having a projection into a proximal section of a mold bore of the mold member, wherein the projection comprises a disk-shaped portion of a washer extending into the mold bore, the projection configured to mold a tapered section at a proximal end of a stent mounted on a delivery system, the tapered section adapted to improve the attachment of the stent to the delivery system and facilitate the delivery of the mounted stent into and through a bodily lumen.
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Abstract
Embodiments of stents having profiles that improve gripping of the stent on a stent delivery system are provided. Additionally, embodiments of molds for fabricating the stents are provided.
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1. A mold for a radially expandable stent, comprising:
a mold member having a projection into a proximal section of a mold bore of the mold member, wherein the projection comprises a disk-shaped portion of a washer extending into the mold bore, the projection configured to mold a tapered section at a proximal end of a stent mounted on a delivery system, the tapered section adapted to improve the attachment of the stent to the delivery system and facilitate the delivery of the mounted stent into and through a bodily lumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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