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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:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2010
Applicants:
John F. Shanley, Redwood City, CA (US);
Stephen Hunter Diaz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
John F. Shanley, Redwood City, CA (US);
Stephen Hunter Diaz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 33/00 (2006.01); B05D 3/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to method and apparatus for dispensing a beneficial agent into an expandable medical device. The method includes the step of placing an expandable medical device on a support and dispensing a beneficial agent into a plurality of openings in the medical device with a shield gas for controlling a local environment surrounding the dispenser.