System and method for coating a medical device
US8043651B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 24, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49927
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method and device for coating a medical device, such as a stent, including rolling the stent against a ribbon or gravure roll impregnated with coating material. The ribbon and gravure roll may include a recessed pattern matching a strut pattern of the stent. The stent may also be rolled against a plate or cylinder while coating material is forced onto the stent through a pattern of holes or openings in the plate or cylinder matching a strut pattern of the stent.
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