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Coating abluminal surfaces of stents and other implantable medical devices

  • US 8,117,984 B2
  • Filed: 07/08/2010
  • Issued: 02/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A stent support fixture, comprising:

  • a mandrel;

    a chuck assembly; and

    an expandable rod element extending from the chuck assembly, such that the expandable rod element can be inserted into a hollow bore of a stent and expanded to securely support the stent;

    wherein the expandable rod element comprises a hollow elongated tube having at least two slots extending from the chuck assembly through the body of the hollow elongated tube so as to allow the hollow elongated tube to displace radially outward when the mandrel is inserted into the hollow elongated tube.

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