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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2011
Yung-ming Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew J. Gillick, Murrieta, CA (US);
Michael T. Martins, Murrieta, CA (US);
John E. Papp, Temecula, CA (US);
Yung-Ming Chen, San Jose, CA (US);
Matthew J. Gillick, Murrieta, CA (US);
Michael T. Martins, Murrieta, CA (US);
John E. Papp, Temecula, CA (US);
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
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 dryer having a telescoping plenum which provides a shield and drying region for the stent or scaffold to reside while a heated gas is passed over the stent/scaffold. The shield and drying region improve efficiency in drying, predictability or drug release rate, uniformity of coating material properties lengthwise over the stent/scaffold and provide a platform that can effectively support stents that are over 40 mm in length.