Method of coating a medical device utilizing an ion-based thin film deposition technique, a system for coating a medical device, and a medical device produced by the method
First Claim
1. A method of coating a medical device, comprising:
- forming a beam of ions of a coating material;
focusing said beam using at least one electrostatic lens; and
arranging the medical device within said beam.
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Abstract
A method of coating a medical device is provided that includes forming a beam of ions of a coating material and focusing said beam using at least one electrostatic lens. The method also includes arranging the medical device within said beam. In the method, the forming of said beam of the coating material may include aerosolizing a solution of the coating material and evaporating a solvent of the solution. The method may include providing an opposite electrostatic charge to the medical device. The method may include fixturing the medical device to allow the coating material to contact about all of a surface of the medical device. The method may include rotating the medical device about an axis perpendicular to said beam. The method may include moving the medical device through the region of the focus of the at least one electrostatic lens and contacting said beam with a portion of an exposed surface of the medical device. A system for coating a medical device is provided. A medical device having a coating applied by a method is provided.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of coating a medical device, comprising:
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forming a beam of ions of a coating material;
focusing said beam using at least one electrostatic lens; and
arranging the medical device within said beam. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for coating a medical device, comprising:
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a source of a coating material;
an arrangement for aerosolizing the coating material;
an air dryer for evaporating a solvent from the aerosolized coating material;
at least one electrostatic lens adapted to focus a beam of ions; and
a fixturing arrangement for holding the medical device in a region of a focus of the at least one electrostatic lens.
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22. A medical device having a coating applied by a method, the method comprising:
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aerosolizing a solution of the coating material;
evaporating a solvent of the solution;
forming a beam of ions of a coating material;
focusing said beam using at least one electrostatic lens; and
arranging the medical device in a region of a focus of the at least one electrostatic lens.
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