Stent coating device

A method for coating comprising:

• (a) providing a prosthesis;
• (b) pre-scanning said prosthesis prior to coating to obtain coating coordinates for said prosthesis;
• (c) applying a coating material to said prosthesis at said coating coordinates;
• and
• (d) post-scanning said prosthesis after coating.

A method for coating comprising:

• (a) providing a prosthesis having identifiable features;
• (b) determining a predetermined path independent of said features;
• and
• (c) applying a coating material to the prosthesis at desired regions,
• wherein said regions are a function of said features.

An apparatus for coating comprising:

• an applicator for applying a coating material to a prosthesis;
• a detector for scanning said prosthesis;
• and
• an applicator controller connected to said detector and said applicator,
• wherein said applicator controller is adapted to on-the-fly coating.

A system for coating comprising:

• (a) providing a prosthesis having identifiable features;
• (b) means for pre-scanning said prosthesis prior to coating to identify said features and to obtain coating coordinates for said features;
• and
• (c) means for applying a coating material at desired regions of the prosthesis as a function of said coordinates.

A computer program product for coating, the computer program product comprising computer-readable media having computer-readable code, the computer program product comprising the following computer-readable program code for effecting actions in a computing platform:

• (a) program code for providing a prosthesis having identifiable features;
• (b) program code for pre-scanning said prosthesis prior to coating to identify said features and to obtain coating coordinates for said features;
• and
• (c) program code for depositing a coating material at desired regions of the prosthesis as a function of said coordinates.