A method of crimping a prosthetic valve on a delivery catheter having an inflatable balloon includes releasably attaching a holding mechanism to a shaft of the delivery catheter, wherein the holding mechanism is connected to a crimping device, positioning the prosthetic valve in the crimping device, actuating the crimping device to radially crimp the prosthetic valve onto the balloon or onto the shaft of the delivery catheter at a location adjacent the balloon, and removing the holding mechanism from the delivery catheter after crimping the prosthetic valve.

A method of manufacturing an orifice is provided to make the orifice capable of spraying a very small amount of fluid in an ultra-high pressure and very low temperature environments. The method also makes it possible to provide the orifice with reduced volume and mass. More specifically, the method effectively realizes a desired hydraulic performance through a simple manufacturing method in which a part of a capillary pipe is pressed to form a channel region having a cross section close to a rectangular shape.

A method of manufacturing an orifice is provided to make the orifice capable of spraying a very small amount of fluid in an ultra-high pressure and very low temperature environments. The method also makes it possible to provide the orifice with reduced volume and mass. More specifically, the method effectively realizes a desired hydraulic performance through a simple manufacturing method in which a part of a capillary pipe is pressed to form a channel region having a cross section close to a rectangular shape.

A method is used to manufacture a surgical instrument including a first tube, and a second tube. The first tube extends from a proximal first end portion to a distal first end portion. The second tube extends from a proximal second end portion to a distal second end portion. The second tube is positioned coaxially within the first tube with the distal second end portion positioned adjacent to the distal first end portion. The second tube defines a lumen. The sensor is secured proximal to the distal second end portion of the second tube. A die is engaged against a distal first end portion of the first tube while first tube rotates about its own longitudinal axis; and the die is simultaneously moved relative to the distal first end portion of the first tube along a predetermined path to form a predetermined shape.

A method is used to manufacture a surgical instrument including a first tube, and a second tube. The first tube extends from a proximal first end portion to a distal first end portion. The second tube extends from a proximal second end portion to a distal second end portion. The second tube is positioned coaxially within the first tube with the distal second end portion positioned adjacent to the distal first end portion. The second tube defines a lumen. The sensor is secured proximal to the distal second end portion of the second tube. A die is engaged against a distal first end portion of the first tube while first tube rotates about its own longitudinal axis; and the die is simultaneously moved relative to the distal first end portion of the first tube along a predetermined path to form a predetermined shape.

A method for producing a hollow shaft from a tubular preform by pressure rolling shapes each end of the preform using at least one forming roller. A tubular preform with a round or polygonal cross-section is used, and the preform is held on a workpiece holder in the central tube region during the entire production process until the hollow shaft is completed.

A method for producing a hollow shaft from a tubular preform by pressure rolling shapes each end of the preform using at least one forming roller. A tubular preform with a round or polygonal cross-section is used, and the preform is held on a workpiece holder in the central tube region during the entire production process until the hollow shaft is completed.

An inner diameter of a first end of a tubular component, positioned in relation to a first die, is reduced through relative movement between the tubular component and the first die such as to produce a first conical area between first and second ends of the tubular component. The first conical area is then formed through relative movement of a second die to create in a longitudinal section of the first conical area an outer circumferential embossment and an inner bead having an inner diameter smaller than the inner diameter of the first end. The first end is widened through insertion of an inner tool, while the tubular component is supported on an outside in a mold cavity of an outer tool. An inner contour with an internal stop is formed as an outer surface of the first end of the tubular component rests flatly in the mold cavity.

A multi-axis roll-forming method includes simultaneously (a) spinning, about a rotation axis, a spin platter having placed thereon a ring encircling the rotation axis, (b) pressing at least one first roller against outward-facing surface of a first portion of the ring to press the first portion against an outward-facing surface of the spin platter, and (c) forcing a second roller against an outward-facing surface of a second portion of the ring to bend toward the rotation axis the second portion, so as to form a lip extending toward the rotation axis, wherein the step of forcing includes (i) pivoting the second roller against the second portion, and (ii) translating the second roller along the second portion toward the rotation axis.

The present invention discloses a stainless-steel tee-pipe moulding process, cutting out a main pipe and a secondary pipe from the stainless-steel pipe to replace the copper tee-pipe to resolve the problem that the copper tee-pipe is easy to corrode and causes water pollution; meanwhile, the moulding process of the stainless-steel tee-pipe of the invention is different from the traditional integral forming process, and saves more materials and reduces the production cost compared with the traditional integral forming process.