Systems and methods for rotating and coating an implantable device
First Claim
1. A method for applying a coating to an implantable device, comprising:
- positioning an implantable device relative to a material delivery apparatus;
rotating the implantable device at a relative speed of more than about 120 revolutions per minute relative to a rotation member upon which the implantable device is disposed; and
producing a spray pattern of an application material using the material delivery apparatus.
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Abstract
A method for applying a coating to an implantable device is disclosed. The method includes positioning an implantable device relative to an ultrasonic material delivery apparatus. The implantable device is rotated at a relative speed. The relative speed may be more than 120 revolutions per minute. An application material is applied to the implantable device using the ultrasonic material delivery apparatus. The relative speed may be sufficient to reduce the size of at least a portion of droplets of the application material. A system for rotating an implantable device is disclosed. The system includes an implantable device and a rotation system configured to rotate the implantable device. A longitudinal axis of the implantable device and a longitudinal axis of a rotation member of the rotation system may be offset a desired dimension. An inside diameter of the implantable device may be larger than an outside diameter of a rotation member.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for applying a coating to an implantable device, comprising:
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positioning an implantable device relative to a material delivery apparatus; rotating the implantable device at a relative speed of more than about 120 revolutions per minute relative to a rotation member upon which the implantable device is disposed; and producing a spray pattern of an application material using the material delivery apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for applying a coating to an implantable device, comprising:
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positioning an implantable device relative to a material delivery apparatus; producing a spray pattern of an application material using the material delivery apparatus; and rotating the implantable device at a relative speed sufficient to reduce the size of a portion of droplets of the spray pattern. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for rotating an implantable device, the system comprising:
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an implantable device having a first longitudinal axis and an inside diameter; and a rotation system configured to rotate said implantable device including a rotation member having a second longitudinal axis and an outside diameter, said rotation member being rotationally associated with a rotation mechanism, and when said first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis are generally parallel said first longitudinal axis and said second longitudinal axis are offset a desired dimension. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for rotating an implantable device, the system comprising:
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an implantable device having an inside diameter; a rotation system configured to rotate said implantable device, said rotation system including a rotation member having an outside diameter, said rotation member being rotationally associated with a rotation mechanism of the rotation system and rotational relative to the implantable device disposed upon the rotation member, and said outside diameter of said rotation member in contact with said implantable device during rotation being smaller than said inside diameter of said implantable device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for rotating an implantable device, the method comprising:
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positioning a generally annular implantable device having an inner surface relative to a rotation member having an outer surface such that less than the entire inner surface of the implantable device and less than the entire outer surface of the rotation member that is possible of being in general contact with each other are in general contact with each other; and applying a rotational force to the rotation member, such that the rotation member begins to rotate at a specified rotation speed causing at least a portion of the outer surface of the rotation member to apply a frictional force to at least a portion of the inner surface of the implantable device and rotate the implantable device relative to the rotation member. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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