Stent crimping system
First Claim
1. A stent crimping apparatus for use in crimping a stent onto a medical device, said apparatus comprising:
- a crimping assembly adapted to crimp the stent from a first diameter to a reduced second diameter;
a clamp assembly configured to secure the medical device, wherein said clamp assembly includes;
a lower clamp device defining a seating groove formed and dimensioned to seat a portion of the medical device therein;
a retaining assembly having an elastomeric member, said elastomeric member defining a contacting groove oriented in an opposed manner proximate to at least a portion of the seating groove;
an actuation mechanism associated with the retaining assembly and the lower clamp device such that operation thereof causes the retaining assembly to move between an opened condition, enabling positioning of the medical device between the lower clamp device and the retaining assembly, and a closed condition, retaining the medical device between the contacting groove of the elastomeric member and the seating groove of the lower clamp device;
a pivot lever rotatably mounted to said lower clamp device, said pivot lever cooperating between the actuation mechanism and the retaining assembly for movement of said retaining assembly between the opened condition and the closed condition; and
a control unit configured to control the movement of the crimp assembly.
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Abstract
A stent crimping apparatus is provided which includes a crimping assembly adapted to crimp the stent, a clamp assembly configured to secure the medical device; and a control unit configured to control the movement of the crimp assembly. The clamp assembly includes a lower clamp device defining a seating groove formed and dimensioned to seat a portion of the medical device therein, and a retaining assembly having an elastomeric member. This elastomeric member defines a contacting groove oriented in an opposed manner proximate to at least a portion of the seating groove. The clamp assembly further includes an actuation mechanism associated with the retaining assembly and the lower clamp device such that operation thereof causes the retaining assembly to move between an opened condition and a closed condition. In the opened condition, the medical device can be positioned between the lower clamp device and the retaining assembly, and in the closed condition, retaining the medical device between the contacting groove of the elastomeric member and the seating groove of the lower clamp device.
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17 Claims
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1. A stent crimping apparatus for use in crimping a stent onto a medical device, said apparatus comprising:
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a crimping assembly adapted to crimp the stent from a first diameter to a reduced second diameter; a clamp assembly configured to secure the medical device, wherein said clamp assembly includes; a lower clamp device defining a seating groove formed and dimensioned to seat a portion of the medical device therein; a retaining assembly having an elastomeric member, said elastomeric member defining a contacting groove oriented in an opposed manner proximate to at least a portion of the seating groove; an actuation mechanism associated with the retaining assembly and the lower clamp device such that operation thereof causes the retaining assembly to move between an opened condition, enabling positioning of the medical device between the lower clamp device and the retaining assembly, and a closed condition, retaining the medical device between the contacting groove of the elastomeric member and the seating groove of the lower clamp device; a pivot lever rotatably mounted to said lower clamp device, said pivot lever cooperating between the actuation mechanism and the retaining assembly for movement of said retaining assembly between the opened condition and the closed condition; and a control unit configured to control the movement of the crimp assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A crimping apparatus for use in crimping a stent onto a medical device, said apparatus comprising:
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a crimping assembly adapted to crimp the stent from a first diameter to a reduced second diameter; a clamp assembly configured to secure the medical device; a control unit configured to control the movement of the crimp assembly, wherein said clamp assembly includes; a lower clamp device defining a seating groove formed and dimensioned to seat a portion of the medical device therein; a retaining assembly having an elastomeric member, said elastomeric member defining a contacting groove oriented in an opposed manner proximate to at least a portion of the seating groove; and an actuation mechanism associated with the retaining assembly and the lower clamp device such that operation thereof causes the retaining assembly to move between an opened condition, enabling positioning of the medical device between the lower clamp device and the retaining assembly, and a closed condition, retaining the medical device between the contacting groove of the elastomeric member and the seating groove of the lower clamp device; and an upper clamp device having a channel extending along a lower edge of device, said upper clamp device being configured to couple to said lower clamp device such that said seating groove and said channel cooperate to define a collective receiving channel.
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8. A stent crimping apparatus for use in crimping a stent onto a medical device, said apparatus comprising:
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a crimping assembly adapted to crimp the stent from a first diameter to a reduced second diameter; a clamp assembly configured to secure the medical device; and a control unit configured to control the movement of the crimp assembly, said crimping assembly including; a plurality of movable wedges having a respective first side and a second side converging to form a tip portion, said tip portions being arranged to collectively form an iris about a rotational axis thereof, said iris defining a crimp aperture about which said movable wedges are disposed, each said wedge being associated with a stationary structure and a rotational actuation unit such that during rotation of the actuation unit about the rotational axis, the iris is caused to rotate about the rotational axis, relative the stationary structure, for inward movement of the wedges to decrease the size of the crimp aperture and outward movement of the wedges to increase the size of the crimp aperture, wherein each movable wedge has at least one end section rotatably coupled to the stationary structure for relative rotational displacement therebetween, and another section of the movable wedge linearly coupled to the actuation unit for substantially relative linear displacement therebetween, each wedge being rotatably coupled to the stationary structure at a position proximate to a distal portion of the respective wedge, and each wedge being linearly coupled to the actuation unit at a position proximate to a proximal portion of the respective wedge. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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