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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2012
Daniel Yachia, Herzliya, IL;
Ziv Kalfon, Haifa, IL;
Daniel Yachia, Herzliya, IL;
Ziv Kalfon, Haifa, IL;
ALLIUM MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LTD., Caesarea Industrial Park-South, IL;
Abstract
The invention provides a system () and method for manufacturing a stent. A spraying device () sprays a polymeric suspension () onto a mandrel (). During spraying of the polymeric suspension () onto the mandrel (), the mandrel () is manipulated by a micromanipulator () to produce a continuous coating on the mandrel () having a nonuniform thickness. The polymeric coating is allowed to cure on the mandrel () to form the stent, which is then removed from the mandrel (). The method can comprise embedding a filament () in the polymeric coating and incorporating one or more drugs in the stent.