Device for Drying Coated Stents
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1. A device for drying coated stents comprising:
- an oven including an oven support member for conveying a plurality of coated stents supported by the oven support member, the stents being conveyed through movement of the oven support member; and
a buffer support member for supporting stents removed from the oven and for supporting additional stents awaiting disposing in the oven.
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Abstract
Various embodiments of methods and devices for drying coated stents in an oven are described herein.
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1. A device for drying coated stents comprising:
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an oven including an oven support member for conveying a plurality of coated stents supported by the oven support member, the stents being conveyed through movement of the oven support member; and a buffer support member for supporting stents removed from the oven and for supporting additional stents awaiting disposing in the oven. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A device for drying coated stents comprising:
an oven enclosure including a rotatable dial, the rotatable dial being disposed within the oven enclosure, wherein the rotatable dial is configured to support a plurality of stents so that the stents can be conveyed within the oven enclosure to dry a coating on the stents, the stents conveyed by rotation of the dial. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for drying coated stents comprising:
an oven enclosure including a conveyor belt, the conveyor belt being disposed within the oven enclosure, wherein the conveyor belt being configured to support a plurality of coated stents so that the stents can be conveyed within the oven enclosure to dry a coating on the stents, the stents conveyed through movement of the belt through the oven enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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