Patent ID: 6183353
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: A61F,B24B,B24C,Y10S

Abstract:
A fixture for supporting a cylindrical radially expandable surgical stent during a stent polishing procedure which uses contact of a fluid abrasive media with the surfaces of the stent in a honing process to polish the outer surface of the stent, the fixture comprising:a rigid mass having a top and a bottom;at least one void located within said rigid mass between and spaced from said top and said bottom thereof and having a width greater than an outer diameter of the cylindrical radially expandable surgical stent;each said void having a cylindrical contour with a central axis thereof aligned with a shaft in said void, said shaft having a cylindrical form with a central axis of said shaft aligned with said central axis of said void, said shaft held in place within said rigid mass and having a diameter similar to a diameter of the inner surface of the stent and extending through the stent for securing the stent in the void for polishing thereof, said rigid mass including at least one slanted bore extending into said top thereof in communication with said void adjacent to an outer surface of the stent, and said rigid mass including at least one slanted bore extending into the bottom thereof in communication with said void adjacent to said outer surface of the stent, for providing said fluid abrasive media adjacent to said outer stent surface.