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US 2008/0175979 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.
Claims45
1-23. (canceled)
A method for forming a coating on a stent, comprising:
- positioning one end of the stent over a first body, the first body having a first end and a second end and three sides extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the three sides penetrate at least partly into the one end of the stent;
- positioning a second body on the other end of the stent, wherein the second body includes a first end and a second end and three sides extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the three sides of the second body penetrate at least partly into the other end of the stent;
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- applying a coating material to the stent.
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A method for forming a coating on a stent, comprising:
- placing one end of the stent over a first member having an end configured to penetrate at least partially in the one end of the stent;
- placing the opposing end of the stent over a second member having an end configured to penetrate at least partially in the opposing end of the stent, wherein the first and second members comprises two non-parallel sides for allowing the stent to rest on the first and second members and wherein at least one of the two non-parallel sides is V-shaped;
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- applying a coating material to the stent.
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A method for forming a coating on a stent having an inner surface and an outer surface, comprising:
- positioning a first end of a stent on a structure of a variable size until the size of the structure prevents the structure from penetrating deeper into the first end of the stent, wherein a section of the structure that is inserted 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;
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- applying a coating material to the stent.
A method of forming a coating on a stent, comprising:
- having a first end of a stent supported by a first body, the first body includes an outer perimeter having three sides and disposed within a longitudinal bore of the stent, the sides provide for a gap between a surface of at least one of the sides and an inner surface of the stent;
- having a second end of the stent support by a second body, the second body includes an outer perimeter having three sides and disposed within the longitudinal bore of the stent, the sides provide for a gap between a surface of at least one of the sides and an inner surface of the stent;
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- applying a coating substance to the stent.
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A method of forming a coating on a stent, comprising:
- having a stent supported by a body penetrated at least partially within an longitudinal opening of the stent, the body including a first side intersecting with a second side wherein the stent rests on the junction where the first side intersects with the second side so as to provide a gap between a surface of the first and second side and an inner surface of the stent;
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- applying a coating substance to the stent.
A method of forming a coating on a stent, comprising:
- having a stent supported by a member, the member including a body having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end capable of being inserted into the stent to allow the stent to be supported by the body, the body including a perimeter having multiple sides, between the first end of the body and the second end of the body, intersecting at junctures, wherein at least one of the sides has a curvature and at least one of the sides is planar and
- applying a coating substance to the stent.
A method for forming a coating on a stent, comprising:
- having a stent supported by a first body member penetrating into one end of the stent and a second body member penetrating into an opposing end of the stent, wherein each of the first and second body members include a first set of non-parallel sides and a second set of non-parallel sides;
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- applying a coating material to the stent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.