Patent ID: 9186240
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A61F,A61L,B23K,B29C,B29K,B29L,D03D

Abstract:
1. A method of making a stent comprising: providing a tube comprising a woven structure including composite fibers, wherein the composite fibers comprise a first polymer and a second polymer, wherein the first polymer and the second polymer are bioabsorbable, wherein the first polymer has a Vicat softening temperature (Ts) lower than a Ts of the second polymer; heating the tube to a temperature range between the Ts of the first polymer and the Ts of the second polymer, wherein the temperature range is below a melting temperature of the first polymer and the second polymer; and applying pressure to the tube so as to flatten at least some of the fibers of the tube to reduce a radial profile of the tube.