Patent ID: 9149831
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: A61F,B05B,B05C

Abstract:
1. A stent holding apparatus, comprising: a first stent retaining element, the first stent retaining element comprising a first arm, a second arm extending away from the first arm, and a stent contacting member configured to contact and support a first end of a stent and having a length greater than an outer diameter of the stent at the first end of the stent, the stent contacting member disposed between and attached to the first and second arms; and a second stent retaining element, the second stent retaining element comprising a first arm, a second arm extending away from the first arm, and a stent contacting member configured to contact and support a second end of the stent opposite the first end and having a length greater than an outer diameter of the stent at the second end of the stent, the stent contacting member disposed between and attached to the first and second arms, and wherein the first end of the stent and second end of the stent are opposite ends of the stent.