METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR COATING BALLOON CATHETERS
摘要
Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and apparatus for coating a medical device. In one embodiment, the method for preparing a substantially uniform coated medical device includes (1) preparing a coating solution comprising a solvent, a therapeutic agent, and an additive; (2) loading a metering dispenser with the coating solution; (3) rotating the medical device about the longitudinal axis of the device and/or moving the medical device along the longitudinal or transverse axis of the device; (4) dispensing the coating solution from the metering dispenser onto a surface of the medical device and flowing the coating solution on the surface of the medical device while the medical device is rotating and/or linearly moving; and (5) evaporating the solvent, forming a substantially uniform coating layer on the medical device.
申请公布号
WO2010024898(A2)
申请公布日期
2010.03.04
申请号
WO2009US04868
申请日期
2009.08.27
申请人
LUTONIX, INC.;WANG, JEFFREY;MALINOFF, HARRISON;WANG, LIXIAO;BARRY, CHRISTOPHER M.;WAHR, DENNIS W.;NAISBITT, SCOTT
发明人
WANG, JEFFREY;MALINOFF, HARRISON;WANG, LIXIAO;BARRY, CHRISTOPHER M.;WAHR, DENNIS W.;NAISBITT, SCOTT