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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2016
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Jan Weber, Maastricht, NL;
Bruce R. Forsyth, Hanover, MN (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/02 (2006.01); F26B 3/347 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 3/347 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); B05D 3/029 (2013.01); A61L 2300/416 (2013.01); A61L 2300/606 (2013.01); A61L 2300/63 (2013.01); A61L 2420/02 (2013.01); B05D 2201/00 (2013.01); B05D 2202/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical devices and methods for drying medical devices are disclosed. An example method for drying a medical device may include disposing a medical device within a drying apparatus. The drying apparatus may include a variable frequency microwave heating device. The medical device may include a substrate, the substrate including an active pharmaceutical ingredient and a solvent. The method may also include heating the medical device with the drying apparatus. Heating may evaporate at least a portion of the solvent.