摘要:
A medical device includes a polymer scaffold crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. The scaffold has a structure that produces a low late lumen loss when implanted within a peripheral vessel and also exhibits a high axial fatigue life. In a preferred embodiment the scaffold forms ring structures interconnected by links, where a ring has 12 crowns and at most two links connecting adjacent rings.
摘要:
A stent crimping and coating apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of crimping blades positioned in a radial array and collectively forming a central crimping lumen, wherein the plurality of crimping blades radially movable to alter the diameter of the central crimping lumen. Each of the crimping blades includes a first surface configured to at least in part define the central crimping lumen. One or more of the crimping blades includes a fluid channel extending therein and a plurality of openings in fluid communication with the fluid channel. The plurality of openings are located at the first surface of the one or more crimping blades and adapted to discharge a fluid into the central crimping lumen.
摘要:
Embodiments of a radially collapsible and expandable prosthetic heart valve are disclosed. The prosthetic valve can comprise an annular frame, leaflets, an inner skirt, and an outer skirt. The outer skirt can be secured to the outside of the inflow end portion of the frame, the outer skirt having longitudinal slack that buckles outward radially when the valve is in the expanded configuration and which lies flat when the valve is in the collapsed configuration. In some embodiments, the outer skirt is stiffer in the axial direction of the valve than in the circumferential direction of the valve. In additional embodiments, the outer skirt comprises a self-expandable fabric comprising fibers made of a shape memory material having a shape memory set to enhance the radially outward buckling of the outer skirt. Methods of crimping such valves to a collapsed or partially collapsed configuration are also disclosed.
摘要:
A medical device includes a polymer scaffold crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. The scaffold has a structure that produces a low late lumen loss when implanted within a peripheral vessel and also exhibits a high axial fatigue life. In a preferred embodiment the scaffold forms ring structures interconnected by links, where a ring has 12 crowns and at most two links connecting adjacent rings.
摘要:
The invention relates to a chain-like pressing device (1) for pressing a tubular or hose-shaped workpiece with a fitting and/or a pressing sleeve, having inner pressing links (6) and outer pressing links (2, 3, 4, 5), wherein the inner surface regions (7, 8) of an outer pressing link (2, 3, 4, 5) extend in a straight line and are at an angle with respect to one another of less than 180°, furthermore the outer pressing links (2, 3, 4, 5) form an outer assembly, in addition each inner pressing link can be acted upon in its outer surface region (9, 10) via two inner surface regions (7, 8) of an outer pressing link (2, 3, 4, 5) and the inner assembly is arranged within the outer assembly and at least some of the inner pressing links (6) and outer pressing links (2, 3, 4, 5) are movable in relation to one another in the circumferential direction.