Patent ID: 9296034
Filing Date: 2016-03-29
CPC Classification: A61F,B21D,B21F

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for forming a wave form for a stent from a stent wire, the apparatus comprising: a first tension wire; a second tension wire disposed substantially parallel to the first tension wire and including a gap between the first tension wire and the second tension wire sufficiently large for the stent wire to be disposed in the gap, wherein the first and second tension wires are in tension; and a first wire holder portion including a first groove disposed substantially parallel to the first tension wire, wherein the first groove is configured to receive the first tension wire and a second wire holder portion including a second groove disposed substantially parallel to the second tension wire, wherein the second groove is configured to receive the second tension wire, wherein the first wire holder portion and the second wire holder portion are separable and translatable in directions substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation such that the first and second wire holder portions and the first and second tension wires may be moved towards and apart from each other, further wherein when the stent wire is disposed in the gap, the first and second wire holder portions are configured to rotate the first and second tension wires clockwise and counter-clockwise about an axis of rotation substantially parallel to the first and second tension wires such that the first and second tension wires form a bend in the stent wire in a first direction or a second direction opposite the first direction.