Patent ID: 6240978
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: A61F,D04C,D10B,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a stent comprising:(a) providing an elongated mandrel having an outer diameter and at least one local outwardly bound elevation;(b) forming an elongated metallic tubular braid having proximal and distal ends, the braid having an inner diameter commensurate with the outer diameter of the mandrel;(c) engaging the tubular braid over the mandrel, thereby forming an outwardly extending relief in the elongated metallic tubular braid along a portion of the tubular braid overlying the outwardly bound elevation;(d) heating the tubular braid while it is engaged over the mandrel;(e) cooling the tubular braid; and(f) disengaging the braid from the mandrel.