MARKED PRECOATED MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME

摘要

A method of manufacturing a coated medical device, includes applying a first low-friction coating to a surface of the medical device The first low-friction coating includes a first colored pigment, such as a relatively light colored pigment After applying the first low-friction coating, a suitable laser and laser energy is selectively applied to different areas of the coated medical device The laser ablates the first low-friction coating to leave the bare metal substrate of the medical device exposed After selectively removing one or more portions of the first low-friction coating, a second low-friction coating is applied to the exposed bare metal substrate of the medical device and suitably cured The second low-friction coating includes a second colored pigment, such as a relatively dark colored pigment, wherein the second colored pigment contrasts the first colored pigment of the first low-friction coating.