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US 2003/0113439 A1Published application
Support device for a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent
AssigneeAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
InventorsStephen D. Pacetti, Plaridel K. Villareal
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Abstract
A support device for a stent and a method of coating a stent using the device are provided.
Claims23
A support device for a stent, comprising:
- a body having a first end and a second end and at least three sides extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the three sides are capable of penetrating at least partially into one end of a stent.
An apparatus for supporting a stent during a process of applying a coating material to the stent, comprising:
- a first member having an end configured to penetrate at least partially in one end of a stent;
- and
- a second member having an end configured to penetrate at lease partially in the opposing end of the stent;
- wherein each of the ends comprises two non-parallel sides for allowing the stent to rest on the non-parallel sides during the process of applying the coating material.
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A method for forming a coating on a stent, comprising:
- placing one end of the stent over a first body, the first body having a first end and a second end and at least three sides extending from the first end to the second end, the three sides penetrate at least partly into the one end of the stent;
- and
- applying a coating material to the stent.
A device for supporting a stent, the stent having an inner surface and an outer tissue contacting surface, comprising:
- a structure of a variable size so as to allow a section of the structure to penetrate into a first end of the stent until the size of the structure prevents the structure from penetrating deeper into the first end of the stent,
- wherein the section of the structure that is capable of penetrating into the first end of the stent includes a surface that is in contact with the stent such that the surface that is in contact with the stent does not extend around the entire perimeter of the section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.