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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:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2005
Applicants:
Boris Behnisch, Tuebingen, DE;
Klaus Epple, Rangendingen, DE;
Siegfried Einhellig, Munich, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Translumina GmbH, Hechingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device for applying active substances onto surfaces of medical implants, in particular stents, consists of a base station, and of an exchangeable cartridge which can be mounted on the latter. Provided on the cartridge there is a holder for the stents, and a nozzle for spraying the active substance onto the surface of the stent. Provided on the base station there is a drive unit via which the holder and the nozzle are moved relative to one another.