Method and apparatus for loading a beneficial agent into an expandable medical device
US8197881B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2300/63
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to method and apparatus for dispensing a beneficial agent into an expandable medical device. The method includes the step of placing an expandable medical device on a support and dispensing a beneficial agent into a plurality of openings in the medical device with a shield gas for controlling a local environment surrounding the dispenser.
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