US Patent No: 6,616,765

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Apparatus and method for depositing a coating onto a surface of a prosthesis

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Abstract

A patterned coating on a prosthesis, for example a stent, and a method for forming the coating are disclosed. Additionally, an apparatus for forming the patterned coating is disclosed.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC.SANTA CLARA, CA1519

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Castro, Daniel Santa Clara, CA 34 996
Chen, Li Melbourne, FL 297 2635
Hossainy, Syed F A Fremont, CA 178 6452
Scheinpflug, Kurt W Sunnyvale, CA 6 916
Woolbright, Kevin L Sunnyvale, CA 6 635
Wu, Steven Montvale, NJ 50 1300

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ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (3)
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DUKE UNIVERSITY (1)
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Patent Citation Ranking

Forward Cites

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ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (94)
8,303,651 Polymeric coating for reducing the rate of release of a therapeutic substance from a stent 0 2001
7,217,426 Coatings containing polycationic peptides for cardiovascular therapy 18 2002
7,070,798 Coatings for implantable medical devices incorporating chemically-bound polymers and oligomers of L-arginine 14 2002
7,056,523 Implantable medical devices incorporating chemically conjugated polymers and oligomers of L-arginine 6 2002
7,033,602 Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of coating implantable medical devices 10 2002
7,011,842 Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of making the same 7 2002
6,994,867 Biocompatible carrier containing L-arginine 34 2002
7,776,926 Biocompatible coating for implantable medical devices 19 2002
7,094,256 Coatings for implantable medical device containing polycationic peptides 22 2002
7,258,891 Stent mounting assembly and a method of using the same to coat a stent 13 2003
7,279,174 Stent coatings comprising hydrophilic additives 45 2003
7,198,675 Stent mandrel fixture and method for selectively coating surfaces of a stent 46 2003
8,192,752 Coatings for implantable devices including biologically erodable polyesters and methods for fabricating the same 0 2003
7,220,816 Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices based on poly(ester amides) and methods for fabricating the same 32 2003
7,435,788 Biobeneficial polyamide/polyethylene glycol polymers for use with drug eluting stents 5 2003
7,563,324 System and method for coating an implantable medical device 19 2003
7,758,880 Biocompatible polyacrylate compositions for medical applications 0 2004
7,364,748 Controlled morphologies in polymer drug for release of drugs from polymer films 2 2004
7,807,210 Hemocompatible polymers on hydrophobic porous polymers 0 2004
7,553,377 Apparatus and method for electrostatic coating of an abluminal stent surface 5 2004
8,293,890 Hyaluronic acid based copolymers 0 2004
7,820,732 Methods for modulating thermal and mechanical properties of coatings on implantable devices 0 2004
7,785,512 Method and system of controlled temperature mixing and molding of polymers with active agents for implantable medical devices 6 2004
7,807,211 Thermal treatment of an implantable medical device 4 2004
7,563,780 Heparin prodrugs and drug delivery stents formed therefrom 3 2004
7,077,860 Method of reducing or eliminating thrombus formation 13 2004
7,297,159 Selective coating of medical devices 3 2004
8,357,391 Coatings for implantable devices comprising poly (hydroxy-alkanoates) and diacid linkages 0 2004
7,494,665 Polymers containing siloxane monomers 2 2004
7,311,980 Polyactive/polylactic acid coatings for an implantable device 8 2004
7,648,727 Methods for manufacturing a coated stent-balloon assembly 0 2004
7,244,443 Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrophilic monomers 6 2004
8,110,211 Medicated coatings for implantable medical devices including polyacrylates 0 2004
8,052,912 Temperature controlled crimping 0 2004
7,166,680 Blends of poly(ester amide) polymers 14 2004
7,481,835 Encapsulated covered stent 4 2004
7,390,497 Poly(ester amide) filler blends for modulation of coating properties 9 2004
7,214,759 Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices based on polyesters and methods for fabricating the same 8 2004
7,892,592 Coating abluminal surfaces of stents and other implantable medical devices 0 2004
7,632,307 Abluminal, multilayer coating constructs for drug-delivery stents 3 2004
7,604,818 Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers 0 2004
7,419,504 Poly(ester amide) block copolymers 3 2004
8,007,775 Polymers containing poly(hydroxyalkanoates) and agents for use with medical articles and methods of fabricating the same 2 2004
7,202,325 Poly(hydroxyalkanoate-co-ester amides) and agents for use with medical articles 16 2005
7,387,810 Method of forming rate limiting barriers for implantable devices 6 2005
7,063,884 Stent coating 16 2005
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7,795,467 Bioabsorbable, biobeneficial polyurethanes for use in medical devices 2 2005
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7,691,401 Poly(butylmethacrylate) and rapamycin coated stent 20 2005
7,622,070 Method of manufacturing an implantable polymeric medical device 5 2005
7,823,533 Stent fixture and method for reducing coating defects 0 2005
8,021,676 Functionalized chemically inert polymers for coatings 3 2005
8,067,023 Implantable medical devices incorporating plasma polymerized film layers and charged amino acids 0 2005
7,785,647 Methods of providing antioxidants to a drug containing product 0 2005
7,735,449 Stent fixture having rounded support structures and method for use thereof 6 2005
7,875,286 Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of coating implantable medical devices 0 2005
7,803,406 Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of coating implantable medical devices 0 2005
7,794,743 Polycationic peptide coatings and methods of making the same 0 2005
7,985,440 Method of using a mandrel to coat a stent 1 2005
7,396,541 Heparin prodrugs and drug delivery stents formed therefrom 2 2005
7,976,891 Abluminal stent coating apparatus and method of using focused acoustic energy 1 2005
7,591,841 Implantable devices for accelerated healing 0 2005
7,867,547 Selectively coating luminal surfaces of stents 0 2005
7,638,156 Apparatus and method for selectively coating a medical article 19 2005
7,601,383 Coating construct containing poly (vinyl alcohol) 1 2006
7,713,637 Coating containing PEGylated hyaluronic acid and a PEGylated non-hyaluronic acid polymer 1 2006
8,304,012 Method for drying a stent 0 2006
8,069,814 Stent support devices 1 2006
8,003,156 Rotatable support elements for stents 1 2006
7,648,725 Clamp mandrel fixture and a method of using the same to minimize coating defects 1 2006
7,572,336 Clamp mandrel fixture and a method of using the same to minimize coating defects 2 2006
7,775,178 Stent coating apparatus and method 0 2006
8,114,150 RGD peptide attached to bioabsorbable stents 1 2006
7,357,793 Polymers of fluorinated and hydrophilic monomers 17 2006
8,173,199 40-O-(2-hydroxy)ethyl-rapamycin coated stent 0 2006
7,803,394 Polycationic peptide hydrogel coatings for cardiovascular therapy 0 2006
7,365,133 Blends of poly(ester amide) polymers 0 2006
8,197,879 Method for selectively coating surfaces of a stent 0 2007
7,604,700 Stent mandrel fixture and method for selectively coating surfaces of a stent 1 2007
7,361,726 Poly(hydroxyalkanoate-co-ester amides) and agents for use with medical articles 2 2007
8,067,025 Nitric oxide generating medical devices 0 2007
7,538,180 Biologically absorbable coatings for implantable devices based on poly(ester amides) and methods for fabricating the same 0 2007
7,901,703 Polycationic peptides for cardiovascular therapy 0 2007
8,017,140 Drug-delivery stent formulations for restenosis and vulnerable plaque 0 2007
7,766,884 Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrophilic monomers 0 2007
7,520,891 Blends of poly(ester amide) polymers 1 2008
7,507,251 Blends of poly(ester amide) polymers 0 2008
7,699,889 Poly(ester amide) block copolymers 0 2008
7,786,249 Biobeneficial polyamide/polyethylene glycol polymers for use with drug eluting stents 0 2008
7,772,359 Biobeneficial polyamide/polyethylene glycol polymers for use with drug eluting stents 0 2008
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8,293,367 Nanoshells on polymers 0 2011
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (39)
8,067,022 Therapeutic inhibitor of vascular smooth muscle cells 0 2001
6,841,213 Fiber pattern printing 15 2002
7,371,424 Method and apparatus for coating a medical device using a coating head 0 2004
7,459,192 Fiber pattern printing 7 2004
7,625,410 Stent device and method 0 2006
8,089,029 Bioabsorbable metal medical device and method of manufacture 0 2006
8,187,620 Medical devices comprising a porous metal oxide or metal material and a polymer coating for delivering therapeutic agents 0 2006
8,048,150 Endoprosthesis having a fiber meshwork disposed thereon 1 2006
8,158,670 Therapeutic inhibitor of vascular smooth muscle cells 0 2007
8,097,642 Therapeutic inhibitor of vascular smooth muscle cells 0 2007
8,067,054 Stents with ceramic drug reservoir layer and methods of making and using the same 0 2007
7,976,915 Endoprosthesis with select ceramic morphology 0 2007
8,002,823 Endoprosthesis coating 0 2007
7,942,926 Endoprosthesis coating 0 2007
7,931,683 Articles having ceramic coated surfaces 5 2007
8,052,743 Endoprosthesis with three-dimensional disintegration control 0 2007
8,353,949 Medical devices with drug-eluting coating 0 2007
8,052,744 Medical devices and methods of making the same 0 2007
8,052,745 Endoprosthesis 0 2007
8,002,821 Bioerodible metallic ENDOPROSTHESES 3 2007
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8,216,632 Endoprosthesis coating 0 2007
8,029,554 Stent with embedded material 1 2007
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8,080,055 Bioerodible endoprostheses and methods of making the same 0 2007
8,431,149 Coated medical devices for abluminal drug delivery 0 2008
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7,998,192 Endoprostheses 0 2008
8,236,046 Bioerodible endoprosthesis 0 2008
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7,985,252 Bioerodible endoprosthesis 0 2008
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8,071,156 Endoprostheses 0 2009
8,287,937 Endoprosthese 0 2009
8,231,980 Medical implants including iridium oxide 0 2009
8,267,992 Self-buffering medical implants 0 2010
8,066,763 Drug-releasing stent with ceramic-containing layer 0 2010
 
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC. (14)
7,985,441 Purification of polymers for coating applications 1 2006
8,048,448 Nanoshells for drug delivery 0 2006
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8,109,904 Drug delivery medical devices 0 2007
8,048,441 Nanobead releasing medical devices 0 2007
7,749,263 Poly(ester amide) filler blends for modulation of coating properties 0 2008
8,118,863 RGD peptide attached to bioabsorbable stents 0 2008
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ABBOTT LABORATORIES (5)
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SURMODICS, INC. (5)
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