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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2004
Applicants:
Philip S. Yip, San Jose, CA (US);
Fuh-wei Tang, Temecula, CA (US);
Anthony Andreacchi, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Philip S. Yip, San Jose, CA (US);
Fuh-Wei Tang, Temecula, CA (US);
Anthony Andreacchi, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/00 (2006.01); B05D 3/00 (2006.01); B05C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stent mounting device and a method of coating a stent using the device are provided. The mandrel is made from or is coated with a hydrophobic or hydrophilic material, depending on the type of coating composition that is employed.