Apparatus for selectively coating a medical article
US8191501B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 11, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/13
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A mask for masking a stent during a coating procedure may include a mask body that has a negative pattern or an approximate negative pattern of a stent pattern being masked by the mask body. An apparatus for selectively coating a predetermined portion of a medical article may include a dispenser of a coating composition, a mask, a device for creating a relative movement between the mask and the medical article.
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