Patents
US 9114036 B2: Device for and method of loading stents into delivery tubes
- Granted
- 2015-08-25
- Filed
- 2012-06-20 application 13528409
- Type
- Utility · 8 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A stent loading device is configured to perform a method of loading a stent into a delivery tube that comprises loading a stent into an opening of a crimping device. The stent has an initial uncompressed diameter. The method further comprises crimping the stent via the crimping device in a manner reducing the diameter of the stent from the initial diameter. Still further, the method comprises forcing the stent out of the opening of the crimping device and into a passageway of a delivery tube while oscillating the crimping device. The passageway of the delivery tube has a diameter that is less than the initial diameter of the stent and receives the stent in its compressed state.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150825.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACHINE SOLUTIONS, INC. 10 patents | US company or organization | Flagstaff, AZ | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake W. Davis | Flagstaff, AZ | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Thomas Motsenbocker | Flagstaff, AZ | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61F | Filters implantable into blood vessels; prostheses; devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents; orthopaedic, nursing or contraceptive devices; fomentation; treatment or protection of eyes or ears; bandages, dressings or absorbent pads; first-aid kits | A61F2/95 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B21C | Manufacture of metal sheets, wire, rods, tubes, profiles or like semi-manufactured products otherwise than by rolling; auxiliary operations used in connection with metal-working without essentially removing material | B21C5/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T29/49927 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-28 | Security interest Security interest Intellectual property security agreement | MACHINE SOLUTIONS, INC. signed 2026-08-28 STEEGER USA LLC signed 2026-08-28 VANTE INC. signed 2026-08-28 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PITTSBURGH, PA | 76244/607 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-08 |
| 2020-10-06 | Security interest Security interest Rider to security agreement - patents | MACHINE SOLUTIONS, INC. signed 2020-10-02 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ST. LOUIS, MO | 53990/687 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-05-25 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | MACHINE SOLUTIONS, INC. signed 2017-04-26 | PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION PITTSBURGH, PA | 42577/432 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-05-08 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY signed 2017-04-27 | MACHINE SOLUTIONS, INC. FLAGSTAFF, AZ | 42275/476 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-09-16 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | MACHINE SOLUTIONS, INC. signed 2013-08-30 | THE PRIVATEBANK AND TRUST COMPANY ST. LOUIS, MO | 31217/523 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2012-08-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DAVIS, JAKE W. signed 2012-08-22 MOTSENBOCKER, THOMAS J. signed 2012-08-22 | MACHINE SOLUTIONS, INC. FLAGSTAFF, AZ | 28829/589 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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