Stent holding fixtures

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8453598
SERIAL NO

11781181

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Disclosed are stent holding devices having a support mandrel and one or more stent retaining fixtures disposed on the mandrel. The retaining fixture may include a character identifier to facilitate tracking a stent mounted on the holding device. The retaining fixture may include a conical protrusion and a conical recess to allow any number of retaining fixtures to engage each other and be stacked on the mandrel. The retaining fixture may include a tubular member having a spiral cut that enables the diameter of the tubular member to be adjusted to allow for a frictional fit on the mandrel. The retaining fixture may have a Z-shaped or T-shaped structure configured to retain a stent. The stent retaining fixture may also have a filament for retaining a stent.

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ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC3200 LAKESIDE DRIVE SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gong, Victoria May Sunnyvale, US 4 15
Madden, Tomás Galway, IE 5 7
Moreno, Javier Palomar Galway, IE 6 20
O'Neill, David Galway, IE 30 166
Plans, Isaac Rodriguez-Mejia Galway, IE 4 15

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