US Patent No: 6,860,946

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System for the process of coating implantable medical devices

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Abstract

Methods of coating an implantable device and a system for performing such methods are disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes applying a coating substance to the surface of an implantable device, and rotating the implantable device in a centrifuge. The method can uniformly coat the implantable device with the coating substance and to remove unwanted accumulations of coating substance entrained between struts or crevices in the implantable device body. This system is applicable to methods for coating intraluminal stents, synthetic grafts, and stent coverings with therapeutic compositions comprising therapeutic agents mixed with a polymeric matrix and a solvent.

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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
Hossainy, Syed F A Fremont, CA 178 6456
Steward, Jeffrey Lakewood, CO 9 241

Cited Art

Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (10)
5,342,621 Antithrombogenic surface 232 1992
5,649,977 Metal reinforced polymer stent 400 1994
5,707,385 Drug loaded elastic membrane and method for delivery 233 1994
5,637,113 Polymer film for wrapping a stent structure 361 1994
5,605,696 Drug loaded polymeric material and method of manufacture 523 1995
5,700,286 Polymer film for wrapping a stent structure 521 1996
5,843,172 Porous medicated stent 333 1997
5,897,911 Polymer-coated stent structure 164 1997
6,203,551 Chamber for applying therapeutic substances to an implant device 227 1999
6,605,154 Stent mounting device 172 2001
 
MEDTRONIC, INC. (3)
5,443,496 Intravascular radially expandable stent 363 1993
5,624,411 Intravascular stent and method 457 1995
6,013,099 Medical device for delivering a water-insoluble therapeutic salt or substance 93 1998
 
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC. (2)
5,980,972 Method of applying drug-release coatings 405 1997
6,056,993 Porous protheses and methods for making the same wherein the protheses are formed by spraying water soluble and water insoluble fibers onto a rotating mandrel 326 1998
 
CORDIS CORPORATION (1)
6,140,127 Method of coating an intravascular stent with an endothelial cell adhesive five amino acid peptide 77 1998
 
CORVITA CORPORATION (1)
5,968,091 Stents and stent grafts having enhanced hoop strength and methods of making the same 199 1997
 
EPPENDORF AG (1)
5,538,493 Centrifugation system with a rotatable multi-element carrier 38 1993
 
ETHICON, INC. (1)
6,153,252 Process for coating stents 560 1999
 
LATHAM, DANIEL W. (1)
5,464,650 Intravascular stent and method 673 1993
 
SCHNEIDER (USA) INC. (1)
6,042,875 Drug-releasing coatings for medical devices 316 1999
 
SERMETEL (1)
4,489,670 Fixture for centrifugal apparatus 27 1983
 
SURMODICS, INC. (1)
6,562,136 Coating apparatus and method 61 2000
 
TATSUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA (1)
5,656,082 Liquid applying apparatus utilizing centrifugal force 31 1995
 
VASCULAR CONCEPTS HOLDINGS LIMITED (1)
6,517,889 Process for coating a surface of a stent 74 2001
 
YKK CORPORATION (1)
4,616,593 Paint supply apparatus for rotary painting machine 37 1985

Patent Citation Ranking

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Patent Info (Count) # Cites Year
 
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (22)
7,258,891 Stent mounting assembly and a method of using the same to coat a stent 13 2003
7,198,675 Stent mandrel fixture and method for selectively coating surfaces of a stent 46 2003
7,563,324 System and method for coating an implantable medical device 19 2003
7,553,377 Apparatus and method for electrostatic coating of an abluminal stent surface 5 2004
7,077,860 Method of reducing or eliminating thrombus formation 13 2004
7,297,159 Selective coating of medical devices 3 2004
7,632,307 Abluminal, multilayer coating constructs for drug-delivery stents 3 2004
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
7,735,449 Stent fixture having rounded support structures and method for use thereof 6 2005
7,985,440 Method of using a mandrel to coat a stent 1 2005
7,867,547 Selectively coating luminal surfaces of stents 0 2005
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
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
7,786,249 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
7,632,914 Biobeneficial polyamide/polyethylene glycol polymers for use with drug eluting stents 0 2008
8,293,367 Nanoshells on polymers 0 2011
 
INNOVATIONAL HOLDINGS LLC (14)
7,819,912 Expandable medical device with beneficial agent delivery mechanism 0 2003
7,896,912 Expandable medical device with S-shaped bridging elements 0 2004
7,517,362 Therapeutic agent delivery device with controlled therapeutic agent release rates 2 2004
7,658,758 Method and apparatus for loading a beneficial agent into an expandable medical device 2 2005
7,758,636 Expandable medical device with openings for delivery of multiple beneficial agents 17 2005
8,187,321 Expandable medical device for delivery of beneficial agent 0 2005
7,850,727 Expandable medical device for delivery of beneficial agent 2 2005
7,842,083 Expandable medical device with improved spatial distribution 0 2006
7,850,728 Expandable medical device for delivery of beneficial agent 0 2006
8,011,316 Systems and methods for producing a medical device 0 2007
7,997,226 Systems and methods for producing a medical device 0 2007
7,854,957 Systems and methods for producing a medical device 0 2007
8,349,390 Method and apparatus for loading a beneficial agent into an expandable medical device 0 2010
8,197,881 Method and apparatus for loading a beneficial agent into an expandable medical device 0 2010
 
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC. (5)
7,985,441 Purification of polymers for coating applications 1 2006
8,048,448 Nanoshells for drug delivery 0 2006
8,017,237 Nanoshells on polymers 0 2006
8,109,904 Drug delivery medical devices 0 2007
8,048,441 Nanobead releasing medical devices 0 2007
 
AMARANTH MEDICAL PTE. (2)
8,206,635 Stent fabrication via tubular casting processes 0 2008
8,206,636 Stent fabrication via tubular casting processes 0 2009
 
MED INSTITUTE, INC. (2)
8,313,521 Method of delivering an implantable medical device with a bioabsorbable coating 0 2006
8,231,929 Medical device coating process 0 2007
 
HARLAND MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LLC (1)
7,597,937 Coating apparatus for flimsy members with alignment means 0 2007
 
ORBUSNEICH MEDICAL, INC. (1)
8,088,060 Progenitor endothelial cell capturing with a drug eluting implantable medical device 0 2006
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (1)
8,439,968 Expandable medical device for delivery of beneficial agent 0 2011

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