Parylene coated components for artificial sphincters
AssigneeAMS Research Corporation
InventorsCharles C. Kuyava, John W. Westrum, Jr., Gary J. Nachreiner, Mona J. Inman
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Abstract
A method of depositing a coating to a surface of an inflatable component by providing a vacuum chamber system having an inner chamber positioned within an outer chamber. At least one coating material is introduced into at least one of the inner and outer chambers to deposit a coating onto an exposed surface of the component. This invention also provides methods of masking portions of surfaces of an inflatable component to prevent a coating from being deposited on the masked portion.
Claims7
A method of depositing a coating to a surface of an inflatable component, comprising:
- providing a vacuum chamber system having an inner chamber positioned within an outer chamber, said inner and outer chambers in fluid communication through at least one conduit;
- positioning an inflatable component within the inner chamber;
- sealably attaching the component to the conduit, whereby the inner and outer chambers are no longer in fluid communication;
- activating a vacuum device to apply a vacuum to at least one of the inner and outer chambers;
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- introducing at least one coating material into at least one of the inner and outer chambers to deposit a coating onto an exposed surface of the component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.