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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2007
Applicants:
Kevin Jow, San Mateo, CA (US);
Daniel A. Castro, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Jow, San Mateo, CA (US);
Daniel A. Castro, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 33/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various embodiments of methods for coating stents are described herein. One method is directed to a stent spraying apparatus calibration procedure. Another method is directed to obtaining a batch of stents where each stent has the same number of layers of coatings, and the same total amount of coating material.