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Methods for manufacturing a coated stent-balloon assembly

  • US 7,648,727 B2
  • Filed: 08/26/2004
  • Issued: 01/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of manufacturing a coated stent-balloon assembly, comprising:

  • forming a sacrificial layer on a balloon of a catheter assembly prior to mounting a stent on the balloon;

    mounting the stent, having struts separated by gap regions, on the balloon;

    followed byforming a stent coating on the stent, comprising;

    depositing a coating material on the stent; and

    removing the sacrificial layer from the balloon, wherein the coating material remains on an outer surface of the stent, and areas of the balloon exposed by the gap regions of the stent are free from any stent coating.

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