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US 8,007,856 B2Granted
Mounting assembly for a stent and a method of using the same to coat a stent
AssigneeAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
InventorsSyed F. A. Hossainy, Charles Snyder, Anh Tran, Arthur J. Wen
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Abstract
A mounting assembly for a stent and a method of coating a stent using the assembly are provided.
Claims15
A method for coating a stent, comprising:
- securing a first end of a stent on a first mandrel;
- applying a first coating substance to the stent;
- transferring the stent to a second mandrel;
- and
- applying a second coating substance to the stent;
- wherein the transferring the stent to the second mandrel includes the steps of
- inserting the second mandrel in a second end of the stent;
- after the inserting the second mandrel step, the second mandrel applying a pressure to an inside surface of the stent to securely hold the stent from the second end;
- releasing a pressure applied to the stent by the first mandrel;
- and
- after releasing the pressure, removing the first mandrel from the first end of the stent.
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A method for coating a stent, comprising:
- securing the stent on a first mandrel;
- applying a first coating substance to the stent;
- transferring the stent to a second mandrel;
- and
- applying a second coating substance to the stent;
- additionally including masking a stent portion with a mask, wherein the stent portion is masked during the application of the first coating substance, and removing the mask from the stent portion prior to the application of the second coating substance.
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A method for coating a stent, comprising:
- securing the stent on a first mandrel;
- applying a first coating substance to the stent;
- transferring the stent to a second mandrel;
- and
- applying a second coating substance to the stent;
- further including the step of masking a portion of the stent before applying the first coating substance.
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A method for coating a stent, comprising:
- securing a first end of the stent on a first mandrel;
- applying a first coating substance to the stent;
- transferring the stent to a second mandrel;
- removing the first end of the stent from the first mandrel;
- and
- after removing the first end, applying a second coating substance to the stent.
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A method for coating a stent having a first end and a second end, comprising:
- supporting the stent from the first end using a first mandrel, the first end comprising a first portion, the second end being unsupported;
- masking the first portion;
- applying a coating substance to a second portion of the stent;
- supporting the stent from the second end using a second mandrel, the second end comprising the second portion, and removing the first end from the first mandrel so that the first end is unsupported;
- and
- applying a coating substance to the first portion of the stent.
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A method for coating a stent having a first end and a second end, comprising:
- providing a mandrel assembly, the mandrel assembly having a first support and a second support;
- engaging the stent first end with the first support;
- applying a coating substance to the second end;
- moving the stent towards the second support by moving one of the first support and the second support towards the other of the first support and the second support;
- engaging the second support;
- disengaging the first support;
- and
- applying a coating substance to the second end.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.