System and method for dissolution analysis of drug-eluting medical devices
OwnerMel Merciadezinventor
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Abstract
This disclosure is directed to systems and methods for holding a medical device such as a stent undergoing dissolution analysis. A clip retains the device in a specific, reproducible orientation and positions it within a sample cell of the dissolution testing apparatus. Preferably, the medical device is positioned away from areas having relatively greater flow turbulence.
Claims13
A holder for a medical device undergoing dissolution analysis comprising a clip having first and second adjacent elongated members, each with proximal and distal ends, and a bridge joining the distal ends of the first and second elongated members, wherein the elongated members can be placed in an open configuration to receive a medical device and a closed configuration to retain the medical device.
A system for holding a medical device undergoing dissolution analysis comprising a clip having first and second adjacent elongated members, each with proximal and distal ends, and a bridge joining the distal ends of the first and second elongated members, and a sample cell having an inlet and an outlet.
A method for holding a medical device undergoing dissolution analysis comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a clip having first and second adjacent elongated members, each with proximal and distal ends, and a bridge joining the distal ends of the first and second elongated members;
- b) positioning a medical device at a reproducible orientation within the clip when the clip is in an open configuration;
- c) retaining the medical device in the reproducible orientation by placing the clip in a closed configuration with the elongated members engaging the medical device;
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- d) positioning the clip within a sample cell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.