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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2017
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yung-Ming Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jason Van Sciver, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Jeff McCabe, San Jose, CA (US);
Antonio Garcia, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); B05B 13/02 (2006.01); B05B 13/04 (2006.01); B05D 7/00 (2006.01); B23K 26/402 (2014.01); B23K 103/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/02 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); B05B 13/0228 (2013.01); B05B 13/0442 (2013.01); B05D 7/00 (2013.01); B23K 26/402 (2013.01); B23K 2103/42 (2018.08); B23K 2103/50 (2018.08);
Abstract
A method for forming a coating on a stent involves spraying or drying a coating on the stent while the stent is supported on a mandrel assembly, during which part of the stent is made to go out of contact with the mandrel assembly.