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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2007
Applicants:
Eunsung Park, Plymouth, MN (US);
Jeffrey Allen, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eunsung Park, Plymouth, MN (US);
Jeffrey Allen, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Vascular, Inc, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An implantable device coating system method includes providing the implantable device having an exterior surface, the exterior surface including a plurality of pores in fluidic communication with an ambient environment. The method further includes applying a coating including a therapeutic solution to the exterior surface and the pores, and vibrating the implantable device with a sonic wave for a predetermined time using at least one predetermined frequency.