Coating of medical devices with solids
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8. A method for coating at least a portion of a medical device with a solid agent, the method comprising the step of electrodepositing a powder blend comprised of the solid agent and a solid, electrically chargeable filler on at least a portion of a surface of the medical device.
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Abstract
The present invention satisfies this and other needs by providing methods for coating medical devices with solid agents. The coating processes described in the present invention may be self-limiting in the total amount of solid agent deposited on the surface of the medical device and hence may provide medical devices with substantially uniform coating thickness.
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- 8. A method for coating at least a portion of a medical device with a solid agent, the method comprising the step of electrodepositing a powder blend comprised of the solid agent and a solid, electrically chargeable filler on at least a portion of a surface of the medical device.
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10. A method for coating at least a portion of a medical device with a solid agent, the method comprising the steps of:
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coating at least a portion of a surface of the medical device with an adhesive agent; and
coating said surface of the medical device coated with the adhesive agent with the solid agent. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method for coating at least a portion of a medical device with a solid agent, the method comprising the steps of:
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coating at least a portion of a surface of the medical device with an adhesive agent; and
coating said surface of the medical device with a powder blend comprising the solid agent and a filler. - View Dependent Claims (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14)
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14-1. The method of claim 12, wherein the adhesive agent is selected from the group consisting of wax and paraffin.
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15. A powder blend comprising a solid agent and a solid electrically chargeable filler.
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