Patent ID: 9403320
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: A61F,B29C,B29K,B29L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A method for making a medical device, comprising: forming a tube from a polymer having a glass transition temperature, wherein the polymer comprises a copolymer of poly(L-lactide) and poly(caprolactone) and the polymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg); forming a scaffolding from the tube, the scaffolding having struts and an outer diameter; and using a crimping device having a crimp head, crimping the scaffolding to a balloon of a balloon catheter to cause the scaffolding's polymer struts to become pressed into a surface of the balloon by the crimp head as the outer diameter of the scaffolding is being reduced in size by the crimp head, the crimping including the steps of: