An apparatus for heating and setting elements of a stent. The apparatus is a mandrel having a central core cylinder with an outer surface including a plurality of raised forms and gaps in-between the raised forms. The mandrel also includes a first and second outer cylinder, each having a curved radial...http://www.google.es/patents/US7112055?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatente US7112055 - Nitinol frame heating and setting mandrel