Method of drying bioabsorbable coating over stents
US8632845B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 23, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/7534
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Various embodiments of methods for coating stents are described herein. Applying a composition including polymer component and solvent to a stent substrate followed by exposing the polymer component to a temperature equal to or greater than a Tg of the polymer component is disclosed. Repeating the applying and exposing one or more times to form a coating with the result that the solvent content of the coating after the final exposing step is at a level suitable for a finished stent is further disclosed.
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