Patent ID: 6948223

Claim:
A mould apparatus for securing a stent onto a balloon of a stent delivery system, the stent delivery system balloon having a stent receiving portion intermediate a proximal balloon portion and a distal balloon portion, the stent mounted on the stent receiving portion, the mould apparatus comprising: a mould body being split along its longitudinal axis to provide a top cavity portion and a bottom cavity portion which in use, are positioned together over the stent and stent delivery system with the top cavity portion and bottom cavity portion forming a finished profile for the delivery system the top and bottom cavity portions having a first section having a first diameter and a single second section with a second diameter, the second diameter smaller than the first diameter wherein the finished profile for the delivery system has a single stent section for receiving the stent mounted on the stent receiving portion and at least one balloon pillow section next to the single stent section for receiving the proximal balloon portion, the balloon pillow section having the first diameter and the stent section having the second diameter; at least one mould holder to facilitate clamping of the mould cavity portions and; a hot block coupled to the mould for providing heat to the first and second sections of the mould cavities.