Patent ID: 9393385
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: A61M,B05B,B05C,B05D

Claim Text:
1. A method of coating an expandable member of a medical device, comprising: supporting an expandable member of a medical device by a support structure; providing an applicator in fluid communication with a fluid source, the applicator having at least one outlet for applying fluid of the fluid source therefrom; positioning the applicator with the at least one outlet proximate a surface of an expandable member supported by the support structure; establishing relative movement by a drive assembly between the at least one outlet and the surface of the expandable member along a coating path; ejecting a pressurized medium from a positioning device to maintain a substantially fixed distance between the at least one outlet and the surface of the expandable member during relative movement therebetween by displacing the at least one outlet to track the surface of the expandable member; and applying fluid from the at least one outlet to form a coating of fluid on the surface of the expandable member along the coating path.