Method and apparatus for loading a beneficial agent into an expandable medical device
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Abstract
The present invention relates to method and apparatus for dispensing a beneficial agent into an expandable medical device. The method includes the step of placing an expandable medical device on a mandrel, the medical device forming a cylindrical device having a plurality of openings and dispensing a beneficial agent into the plurality of openings.
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90 Claims
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1-76. -76. (canceled)
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77. A method for controlling filling of a medical device with a beneficial agent, the method comprising:
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providing a central processing unit connected to a dispensing device and a movable mandrel;
inputting medical device specifications to the central processing unit including the location and size of openings in the medical device to be filled, lot number, mandrel number, and beneficial agent to be dispensed; and
controlling motion of the mandrel and the dispensing device with the central processing unit to dispense the beneficial agent into the openings of the medical device as determined by the location and size of the openings. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
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85. A central processing unit for controlling filling of stents comprising:
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means for inputting and storing stent specifications including the location and size of openings in the stents;
means for controlling a dispensing device based on the input stent specifications; and
means for controlling a movable mandrel based on the input stent specifications. - View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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