Patent ID: 8752261
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: A61F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a crimper head having jaws and a non-stick material arranged for being placed between the jaws and a stent received within the crimper head; a first station and a second station disposed adjacent the crimper head and configured to receive, respectively, a first stent and a first balloon catheter assembly and a second stent and a second balloon catheter assembly; the first station and the second station each include an aligning portion and a positioning portion; and a processor for simultaneously crimping both the first stent to the first balloon catheter and the second stent to the second balloon catheter using the crimper head, whereupon receiving a user command, the processor causes (a) the first station to align the first stent with the first balloon catheter and the second station to align the second stent with the second balloon catheter using the respective first and second station aligning portions, (b) the first station to insert the first stent and first balloon catheter into the crimper head and the second station to insert the second stent and second balloon catheter into the crimper head using the respective first and second station positioning portions, and (c) the crimper head to perform a crimping sequence for crimping both the first stent to the first balloon catheter and the second stent to the second balloon catheter.