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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Alexander M. Cannara, Roseland, NJ (US);
Frank Richard Cichocki, Jr., Easton, PA (US);
Duan Li Ou, Warren, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/06 (2006.01); B21G 1/00 (2006.01); B05B 13/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/02 (2013.01); A61B 17/06066 (2013.01); B05B 13/025 (2013.01); B21G 1/006 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0608 (2013.01);
Abstract
Novel apparatus and methods for coating surgical needles in batch processes are disclosed. The apparatus and methods are particularly useful for applying uniform silicone lubricious coatings to surgical needles in bulk quantities using a novel separation and spray coating system and method.