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Clamp mandrel fixture and a method of using the same to minimize coating defects

  • US 7,648,725 B2
  • Filed: 05/19/2006
  • Issued: 01/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for supporting a stent during a stent coating process, comprising:

  • positioning a stent on an apparatus comprising a first arm element for engagement with a first section of a stent and a second arm element for engagement with a second section of the stent, wherein at least one of the first and second arm elements can be pivoted from a first position to a second position so as to have a first angle between the first and second arm elements for supporting the stent and pivoted from the second position to the first position so as to have a second angle between the first and second arm elements for releasing of the stent, wherein at least one of the first and second arm elements are coupled to a mandrel, the mandrel configured to penetrate at least partially in a longitudinal bore of the stent; and

    applying a coating material to the stent.

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