Medical device coating apparatus and methods of use
AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorsIsaac Plans, David O'Neill, Matthew Coates, Javier P. Moreno
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AssigneeAbbott Laboratories
InventorsIsaac Plans, David O'Neill, Matthew Coates, Javier P. Moreno
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Apparatus and methods are configured to coat a medical device, such as a stent, with a beneficial medicinal agent using one or more liquid feeds and one or more micromist nozzles. In one implementation, an agent coating rig includes a vertical adjustment means, a rotation means, and a traverse adjustment means for moving a medical device along virtually any point on an x or y axis. In additional or alternative implementations, the agent coating rig can further include a secondary horizontal adjustment means that allows adjustment along virtually any point on a z axis. Furthermore, methods and apparatus are provided for distributing the beneficial agent on the medical device, including delivering the beneficial agent efficiently over time.
An agent coating rig configured for coating a medical device with a micromist form of a beneficial agent, comprising:
A system configured to coat a beneficial agent on one or more medical devices in a single pass, comprising:
A method of coating a medical device with a beneficial agent in a single pass, comprising the steps of:
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