(12) United States Patent ao) Patent No.: us 6,605,154 Bi
Villareal (45) Date of Patent: Aug. 12,2003
(54) STENT MOUNTING DEVICE
(75) Inventor: Plaridel K. Villareal, San Jose, CA (US)
(73) Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/873,020
(22) Filed: May 31, 2001
(51) Int. CI.7 B05C 13/02
(52) U.S. CI 118/500; 118/503
(58) Field of Search 118/500, 503,
118/320; 427/2.24, 2.25, 2.28, 2.3
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