Method of forming a non-circular stent
First Claim
1. A method for manufacturing a stent, which comprises:
- providing a mandrel with an outer surface having a polygonal cross-sectional shape and a longitudinal axis;
winding stent wire around the outer surface of the mandrel about the longitudinal axis into a desired final shape, the desired final shape being polygonal in an elevation orthogonal to the longitudinal axis; and
forming a stent by setting the wound stent wire in the desired polygonal final shape.
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a stent, includes the steps of providing a mandrel with an outer surface having a polygonal cross-sectional shape and a longitudinal axis, winding stent wire around the outer surface of the mandrel about the longitudinal axis into a desired final shape, the desired final shape being polygonal in an elevation orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, and forming a stent by setting the wound stent wire in the desired polygonal final shape. Also provided is a method for manufacturing a stent, including the steps of providing a mandrel with a multiple-sided outer surface and a longitudinal axis, winding a stent wire around the outer surface of the mandrel into a desired final shape substantially corresponding to a shape of the outer surface, and forming a stent by setting the wound stent wire into the desired final shape.
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1. A method for manufacturing a stent, which comprises:
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providing a mandrel with an outer surface having a polygonal cross-sectional shape and a longitudinal axis;
winding stent wire around the outer surface of the mandrel about the longitudinal axis into a desired final shape, the desired final shape being polygonal in an elevation orthogonal to the longitudinal axis; and
forming a stent by setting the wound stent wire in the desired polygonal final shape. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for manufacturing a stent, which comprises:
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providing a mandrel with a multiple-sided outer surface and a longitudinal axis;
winding a stent wire around the outer surface of the mandrel into a desired final shape substantially corresponding to a shape of the outer surface; and
forming a stent by setting the wound stent wire into the desired final shape. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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