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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2003
Brandon J. Yoe, Mountain View, CA (US);
Brandon J. Yoe, Mountain View, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and methods for applying a coating to an implantable device. The implantable device can include depots formed in the outer surface thereof to receive the coating. The coating can include a polymer and a solvent applicable to the surface of the implantable device including the depots. The application of the composition is performed under a pressure, which can reduce the surface tension and/or molecular adhesion force of the composition. The reduced surface tension and/or adhesion force allows gas bubbles within the depots to be removed while the composition is being driven into the depots.