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AssigneesAbbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc.
InventorsIan Cameron, Andrew David Coppin Maw, Hong Zhang, Calden Wloka, Sidney Watterodt, Sang joon Park, Anthony S. Andreacchi, Yung-Ming Chen, Arnoldo M. Currlin, Antonio Garcia, Jason Van Sciver, Bryan D. Glenn
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A system and method for inspecting stents can involve an inspection camera to take an image of the stent and a computer system for analyzing the image to determine the presence of any coating defects. The determination can be made by masking out a portion of the stent, identifying deviations from a strut edge, and/or highlighting features protruding from a stent external boundary defining an outer diameter. The image can be taken after a focus feedback camera determines the position of the stent.
A method for inspecting a stent, the method comprising:
A system for inspecting a stent, the system comprising:
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