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Method of removing stent islands from a stent

  • US 7,823,263 B2
  • Filed: 07/09/2007
  • Issued: 11/02/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of removing stent islands, the method comprising:

  • positioning a stent over a tube, the stent comprising a pattern and removable islands attached to the pattern not intended to be part of the pattern, wherein the tube includes at least one outlet opening in communication with an interior of the tube;

    conveying a fluid into the tube, wherein the fluid is a gas, wherein the fluid exits through at least one outlet opening, wherein the exiting fluid facilitates removal of at least one of the islands of the stent pattern.

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