Apparatus and methods for coating medical devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9827401
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14272204

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Embodiments of the invention include apparatus and methods for coating drug eluting medical devices. In an embodiment, the invention includes a coating apparatus including a coating application unit comprising a movement restriction structure; a fluid applicator; and an air nozzle. The apparatus can further include a rotation mechanism and an axial motion mechanism, the axial motion mechanism configured to cause movement of at least one of the coating application unit and the rotation mechanism with respect to one another. Other embodiments are also included herein.

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SURMODICS INC9924 WEST 7TH STREET EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344-3523

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Bach, Andrew G Edina, US 13 273
Chappa, Ralph A Ham Lake, US 100 5034
MacGregor, Mark St. Paul, US 8 103

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