Prothesis Having a Coating and Systems and Methods of Making the Same
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Abstract
Implantable medical devices such as stents, methods of making medical devices, and systems for making medical devices are disclosed herein. In one exemplary embodiment, medical device includes a stent that is coated at least on a portion of one surface by an ink-jet device.
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45 Claims
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1-24. -24. (canceled)
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25. A prosthesis coating system comprising:
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a coating applicator in proximity to the prosthesis, whereby droplets of a material from the coating applicator can coat at least a portion of the prosthesis; an optical micrometer configured to measure material being deposited on the prosthesis by the coating applicator to provide real-time material thickness measurements, wherein the prosthesis is positioned between a transmitter and a receiver in the optical micrometer; and a processing unit coupled to the coating applicator and the optical micrometer wherein the coating applicator includes a multipoint source of nozzles adapted to apply the materials to selected portions of the prosthesis on-the-fly directed by the processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 43, 44, 45)
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30. The system of 25 wherein the coating applicator is adapted to use droplets of different volumes.
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31. The system of 25 wherein the coating applicator is adapted to allow more than one material to be deposited on the prosthesis in precise positions.
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41. The system of 40 wherein the coordinate table is created from computer-assisted design.
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42. The system of 39 wherein the detector is and further adapted to provide signals to the coating applicator that are stored in the coordinate table.
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