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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Janniah S Prasad, Norwalk, CT (US);
Assignee:
American Cyanamid Company, Wayne, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; B05D / ; A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427-228 ; 427365 ; 427429 ; 427368 ; 118106 ; 118257 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for applying a lubricant coating to surgical needles utilizes a belt coating system with two endless belts. The endless belts have confronting running sides and are rotated in opposite directions for feeding the surgical needles therebetween. The needles are fed between the confronting running sides and are pressed lightly between the endless belts, whose surfaces have been wetted with the lubricant solution. The needles are cured after coating.