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Current Assignee
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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Bin Huang0
Vincent J. Gueriguian0
David C. Gale0
Date of Patent
November 9, 2010
Patent Application Number
11809011
Date Filed
May 30, 2007
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Patent abstract
Disclosed is a method for fabricating a stent, the method comprising: positioning a polymeric tube inside a mold, wherein a high thermally conductive element covers at least a portion of the outer surface of the mold, the high thermally conductive element having a thermal conductivity that is greater than that of the mold; heating at least a portion of the mold; radially expanding the tube against the mold; and fabricating a stent from the radially expanded tube.
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