Purification of polymers for coating applications

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7985441
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11418697

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Various embodiments of methods and devices for coating stents are described herein. Among these embodiments are methods of manufacturing an implantable medical device by purifying a polymer with a fluid capable of swelling the polymer, and subsequently coating a device with the purified polymer or fabricating a device from the purified polymer. A preferred polymer is poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene).

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ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC3200 LAKESIDE DRIVE SANTA CLARA CA 95054

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Ding, Ni San Jose, US 134 11461
Lin, Qing Fremont, US 49 1001
Pacetti, Stephen D San Jose, US 351 12653
Tang, Yiwen San Jose, US 80 2809

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