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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Innovational Holdings Llc, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Stephen Hunter Diaz, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Kinam Park, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Assignee:
Innovational Holdings LLC, Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); B01D 1/18 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61L 31/146 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); B01D 1/18 (2013.01); A61F 2002/061 (2013.01); A61F 2002/821 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91508 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91516 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91525 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91533 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91541 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91558 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0068 (2013.01); A61L 2300/252 (2013.01); A61L 2300/416 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to method for loading a beneficial agent into an expandable medical device. The method includes the steps of sealing a plurality of openings extending through the medical device from a first side to a second side with a sealing member to substantially prevent a beneficial agent from passing through the openings, partially filling the openings with the beneficial agent delivered from an automated micro-jetting dispenser, substantially solidifying the beneficial agent, and removing the sealing member from the plurality of openings.