Jow, Kevin,Wang, Yunbing,Yang, Arlene Sucy,Yan, Kathleen W.
申请号：
HK16112007.8
公开号：
HK1223539A
申请日:
2016.10.18
申请国别(地区):
HK
年份:
2017
代理人:
摘要：
A medical device includes a polymer scaffold crimped to a catheter having an expansion balloon. The scaffold is crimped to the balloon by a process that includes heating the scaffold to a temperature below the polymer's glass transition temperature to improve scaffold retention without adversely affecting the mechanical characteristics of the scaffold when later deployed to support a body lumen. Additionally, before crimping begins the scaffold is placed on a support by an alignment carriage and deionized to remove any static charge buildup on the scaffold before placing the scaffold within the crimping mechanism.
