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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2004
Applicants:
Yung-ming Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Charles R. Bobson, San Mateo, CA (US);
John F. Loprete, San Carlos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Yung-Ming Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Charles R. Bobson, San Mateo, CA (US);
John F. LoPrete, San Carlos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/02 (2006.01); B05B 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An applicator for applying a coating substance to an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is provided. The applicator comprises a nozzle and a temperature controller in communication with the nozzle for adjusting the temperature of the coating substance. A method of using the applicator is also provided.