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US 2014/0150282 A1Published application
Device for Drying Coated Stents
AssigneesATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc., Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
InventorsSidney Watterodt, Sang joon Park, David Rego, Anthony S. Andreacchi, Yung-Ming Chen, Arnoldo M. Currlin, Antonio Garcia, Jason Van Sciver, Bryan D. Glenn, Matthew J. Gillick, John E. Papp
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Abstract
Various embodiments of methods and devices for drying coated stents in an oven are described herein.
Claims19
A device for drying coated stents comprising:
- an oven including an oven support member for conveying a plurality of coated stents supported by the oven support member, the stents being conveyed through movement of the oven support member;
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- a buffer support member for supporting stents removed from the oven and for supporting additional stents awaiting disposing in the oven.
A device for drying coated stents comprising:
- an oven enclosure including a rotatable dial, the rotatable dial being disposed within the oven enclosure, wherein the rotatable dial is configured to support a plurality of stents so that the stents can be conveyed within the oven enclosure to dry a coating on the stents, the stents conveyed by rotation of the dial.
A device for drying coated stents comprising:
- an oven enclosure including a conveyor belt, the conveyor belt being disposed within the oven enclosure, wherein the conveyor belt being configured to support a plurality of coated stents so that the stents can be conveyed within the oven enclosure to dry a coating on the stents, the stents conveyed through movement of the belt through the oven enclosure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.