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US 7,402,329 B2Granted
Method of using support device 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.
Claims7
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;
- and
- applying a coating material to the stent including
- rotating the first member to rotate the stent and spraying the coating material onto 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;
- positioning a second, opposing end of a stent on a second structure of a variable size until the size of the second structure prevents the second structure from penetrating deeper into the second end of the stent;
- and
- applying a coating material to the stent
- including rotating the first structure to rotate the stent and spraying the coating material onto the stent.
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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 supported 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;
- wherein at least one of the sides has a radius of curvature.
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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;
- and
- applying a coating material to the stent
- wherein the first and/or second set of non-parallel sides include at least one wall that has a curvature.
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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;
- and
- applying a coating substance to the stent including the step of
- rotating the stent during application of the coating substance.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.