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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 14, 2008
Applicant:
Randy Joe Myers, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventor:
Randy Joe Myers, Bloomington, IN (US);
Assignee:
Cook Incorporated, Bloomington, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for electrostatically coating a stent on a catheter. A conductor which is permanently affixed to the catheter contacts a stent mounted on the catheter. Conductive ink applied to the catheter may be used as the conductor. An electrical charge is applied to the conductor. The stent is then coated using an electrostatic coating process.