Stent Expanding device

A stent expansion device includes an expanding mandrel having a side, a threaded internal channel, two open ends and a plurality of longitudinal slots along the side. An expansion pin is included, and has a cylindrical body with a threaded tapered portion. The device is configured to expand a stent...

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Hauptverfasser:	BIALAS MICHAEL R, MACCOLLUM MICHAEL W, MACKIEWICZ DAVID A
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	A stent expansion device includes an expanding mandrel having a side, a threaded internal channel, two open ends and a plurality of longitudinal slots along the side. An expansion pin is included, and has a cylindrical body with a threaded tapered portion. The device is configured to expand a stent by rotating or screwing the tapered portion of the expansion pin within the internally treaded mandrel. A method of expanding a stent in a controlled fashion using the stent expansion device is also described.