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US 2011/0209442 A1Published application
Sterilization Methods For Medical Devices
AssigneeAbbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
InventorsAbigail Freeman, Bin Huang
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Abstract
Methods of sterilizing medical devices, including implantable medical devices like stents, chemically and with radiation are disclosed. Methods of preparing a sterile, packaged medical device, including a sterile, packaged implantable medical device or stent are disclosed.
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A method for preparing a sterilized packaged stent, the method comprising:
- exposing a stent comprising a polymer to radiation to sterilize the stent while the stent is in an uncrimped state;
- and
- packaging the stent.
A method of preparing a sterilized, packaged stent, the method comprising:
- exposing the stent to a fluid to a cleaning fluid in preparation for a coating operation;
- exposing the stent to a sterilizing chemical at ambient temperature;
- coating the stent;
- and
- heating the stent after coating, wherein the stent comprises a polymer.
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A method of preparing a sterilized, packaged stent, the method comprising:
- exposing the stent to a cleaning fluid in preparation for a coating operation;
- coating the stent;
- and
- heating the stent after coating;
- mounting the stent onto a delivery device and attaching the mounted stent to a delivery system;
- packaging the stent and delivery system;
- and
- exposing the packaged stent and delivery system to radiation of not more than 15 KGy after packaging the stent;
- wherein the stent comprises a polymer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.