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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2008
Jonathan D. Anderson, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Dale L. Anderson, Minnetrista, MN (US);
Aaron J. Anderson, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Jonathan D. Anderson, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Dale L. Anderson, Minnetrista, MN (US);
Aaron J. Anderson, Chanhassen, MN (US);
Harland Medical Systems, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for modifying a structure such as a medical device through the selective application of a coating. A coating sleeve may comprise an elastomeric wall that may be permeable or impermeable to a coating material and may be porous so as to allow for patterned coating of the device. The coating sleeve may contain surface protrusions that facilitate manipulation by providing sites for grasping and pulling. In operation the coating sleeve may be fitted on the device prior to application of a coating and removed subsequent to application of the coating.