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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2012
Arkady Kokish, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Yung-ming Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jason Van Sciver, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Roberto Listek, Fremont, CA (US);
Arkady Kokish, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Yung-Ming Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Jason Van Sciver, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Roberto Listek, Fremont, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for forming a coating on a stent has a hub for holding a plurality of cartridges. Each cartridge has a plurality of mandrels, each mandrel capable of supporting a stent. A chamber has a drying section and a spray coating section, and is configured to receive a cartridge from the hub. An arm moves a cartridge from the hub to the chamber. A spray applicator applies a coating composition to a stent in the spray coating section.