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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew J. Gillick, Murrieta, CA (US);
John E. Papp, Temecula, CA (US);
Kevin Seiki, Murrieta, CA (US);
Hung Nguyen, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); F26B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); F26B 21/004 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49433 (2015.01);
Abstract
A coating device for coating a medical device with a drug-eluting material uses an in-process drying station between coats to improve a drug release profile. The drying station includes a heat nozzle configured for applying a uniform drying gas. A coating process using the dryer includes a closed-loop control for the gas between drying steps and an improved nozzle for producing more consistent spray patterns.