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US 8,465,789 B2Granted
Rotatable support elements for stents
AssigneeAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
InventorJason Van Sciver
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Abstract
Various embodiments of methods and devices for coating stents are described herein.
Claims29
A method of coating a stent comprising:
- applying a coating composition to the stent;
- rotating the stent with a rotatable element supporting at least a portion of the stent;
- and applying at least one pulse to the rotatable element during the stent coating process, wherein during rotating the stent the stent does not shift relative to the rotatable element, and further wherein the at least one pulse changes a rotational rate of the rotatable element to cause the stent to shift with respect to the rotatable element.
A method of coating a stent comprising:
- applying a coating composition to the stent;
- rotating the stent with a rotatable element supporting at least a portion of the stent;
- and applying at least one pulse to the rotatable element during the stent coating process, wherein the rotatable element supports a first end of the stent;
- and further comprising a member to support a second end of the stent, wherein the member is not connected to the rotatable element.
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A method of coating a stent comprising:
- applying a coating composition to the stent;
- rotating the stent with a rotatable element supporting at least a portion of the stent;
- applying at least one pulse to the rotatable element during the stent coating process, wherein the rotatable element supports a first end of the stent and further comprising a member to support a second end of the stent;
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- applying at least one pulse to the member, wherein the pulses applied to the rotatable element and the member do not overlap each other.
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A method of coating a stent, comprising:
- applying a coating composition to the stent;
- supporting one end of the stent with a rotatable support element;
- rotating the rotatable support element to rotate the stent during application of the coating composition;
- and supporting an opposing end of the stent with a fixture such that the stent can rotate with respect to the fixture, wherein the fixture is independent from and not connected to the rotatable support element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.