Patent ID: 8544309
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for flaring a stent, the apparatus comprising: a sterile body comprising a first end and a second end; two or more sterile bores formed through the body, wherein each sterile bore of the two or more sterile bores comprises: a first portion proximate the first end and a second portion proximate the second end, wherein the first portion and the second portion meet within the bore, and wherein the first portion comprises a flared diameter that decreases when moving from the first end towards the second end and the second portion comprises a substantially constant diameter, wherein, for at least one sterile bore of the two or more sterile bores, at least the second portion of the bore is surrounded by a compression device adapted to compress a stent located within the second portion of the bore, wherein the compression device comprises an inflatable balloon; and a sterile clamp mechanism located proximate the second opening.