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US 2004/0062853 A1Published application
Mandrel for supporting a stent and a method of using the mandrel to coat a stent
AssigneeAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
InventorsStephen D. Pacetti, Mohammed E. Moein
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Abstract
A mandrel for supporting a stent and a method of applying a coating to the stent supported by the mandrel are disclosed.
Claims17
A mandrel for supporting a stent, comprising:
- a body for extending at least partially into a hollow stent for supporting the stent during the process of coating the stent, the body having a first section of a first size and a second section of a second size, the second size being greater than the first size.
A device for supporting a stent, comprising:
- a mandrel capable of extending at least partially through a hollow body of a stent;
- and
- a gear supported by the mandrel for rotating the stent during the process of coating the stent.
A method of coating a stent, comprising:
- positioning a stent on a mandrel having a gear member;
- rotating the mandrel to cause the gear member to provide rotational motion to the stent;
- and
- applying a coating material to the stent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.