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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2011
Ian Cameron, Petersburg, CA;
Andrew David Coppin Maw, Cambridge, CA;
Hong Zhang, Kanata, CA;
Calden Wloka, Toronto, CA;
Sidney Watterodt, Cambridge, CA;
Sang Joon Park, Waterloo, CA;
Anthony S. Andreacchi, San Jose, CA (US);
Yung-ming Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Arnoldo M. Currlin, San Diego, CA (US);
Antonio Garcia, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason Van Sciver, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Bryan D. Glenn, Murrieta, CA (US);
Ian Cameron, Petersburg, CA;
Andrew David Coppin Maw, Cambridge, CA;
Hong Zhang, Kanata, CA;
Calden Wloka, Toronto, CA;
Sidney Watterodt, Cambridge, CA;
Sang joon Park, Waterloo, CA;
Anthony S. Andreacchi, San Jose, CA (US);
Yung-Ming Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Arnoldo M. Currlin, San Diego, CA (US);
Antonio Garcia, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason Van Sciver, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Bryan D. Glenn, Murrieta, CA (US);
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
ATS Automation Tooling Systems, Ontario, CA;
Abstract
A system and method for inspecting stents can involve an inspection camera to take an image of the stent and a computer system for analyzing the image to determine the presence of any coating defects. The determination can be made by masking out a portion of the stent, identifying deviations from a strut edge, and/or highlighting features protruding from a stent external boundary defining an outer diameter. The image can be taken after a focus feedback camera determines the position of the stent.