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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2010
Hamed Abbasian, Mississauga, CA;
Pamela Chan, Toronto, CA;
Valerio Ditizio, Toronto, CA;
Vyacheslav Dudnyk, Mississauga, CA;
Zhaopeng LI, Vaughan, CA;
Said Loloie, Mississauga, CA;
Natali Yakeemovich, Mississsauga, CA;
Frank Dicosmo, Richmond Hill, CA;
Hamed Abbasian, Mississauga, CA;
Pamela Chan, Toronto, CA;
Valerio Ditizio, Toronto, CA;
Vyacheslav Dudnyk, Mississauga, CA;
Zhaopeng Li, Vaughan, CA;
Said Loloie, Mississauga, CA;
Natali Yakeemovich, Mississsauga, CA;
Frank DiCosmo, Richmond Hill, CA;
Covalon Technologies, Inc., Mississauga, CA;
Abstract
A system and method for photo-grafting a coating polymer onto the surface of a medical device are provided. The system comprises a plurality of stations including a novel grafting station. The system and method of the invention are both time- and resource-efficient. The system includes several stations, each station including a dipping tank. The system allows for the automated, semi-automated, or manual dipping of medical devices into the dipping tanks in a specified order, as desired, wherein at least one of the stations is a grafting station for photo-grafting the coating polymer onto the surface of the medical device. The system is modular, which allows for modification of the process as required, depending on the needs of the user. The system may comprise stations for incorporating an antimicrobial agent into the coating, and/or for rendering the coating lubricious.