Differential treatment of prosthetic devices
AssigneeSt. Jude Medical, Inc.
InventorsR. Brian Williams, Richard F. Schroeder, Matthew F. Ogle
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Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed for differentially treating a medical device. One portion of the device is treated with a first fluid and a separate portion is treated with a second fluid. The second fluid generally is substantially different from the first fluid. The first fluid can be contacted with an flow region of the medical device. The apparatus can include a conduit system, where fluid flowing through the conduit system flows through the flow region. Sheet material can be treated differentially on the opposite surfaces of the sheet. The medical device can include vascular tissue.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- (a) a first fluid applicator comprising a reservoir of a first fluid, said first fluid applicator contacting said first fluid with a first portion of a medical device;
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- (b) a second fluid applicator comprising a reservoir of a second fluid, said second fluid applicator contacting said second fluid with a second portion of said medical device, said second fluid applicator applying said second fluid in effective isolation from said first portion of said medical device and said first fluid applicator applying said first fluid in effective isolation from said second portion of said medical device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.