Patent ID: 6051002
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A device for crimping a stent onto a balloon catheter assembly, comprising:a pair of handles including a first handle member configured for pivotable engagement with a second handle member and a pivot pin extending through each of the handle members;a crimping member including a strip that is looped and having a first end and a second end, the first end being attached to the first handle member and the second end being attached to the second handle member;the looped strip forming a substantially cylindrical loop for receiving the stent and balloon catheter assembly, whereby the stent and balloon catheter assembly are positioned within the cylindrical loop and the first and second handle members are squeezed together so that the first and second ends of the crimping member move in opposite directions thereby constricting the cylindrical loop to a smaller diameter and forcibly compressing the stent onto the balloon catheter assembly.