Patent ID: 9622891
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61L,B05D

Claim:
1. A method comprising: preparing a coating composition comprising one or more solvents, one or more polymers, and optionally one or more therapeutic agents; subsequent to the preparation, applying the coating composition onto a medical device from an applicator to form a coating layer upon substantial removal of the solvent(s), the application comprising two or more passes; wherein the medical device is generally tubular in shape; wherein during each pass and wherein the medical device is twisted, and with respect to one end of the medical device, the degree of twist of the other end varies during the application process, such that the difference between the largest degree of twist in one direction in any pass and the largest degree of twist in the opposite direction in any pass, or if no twist in the opposite direction, the smallest degree of twist in the same direction in any pass, is at least 5%.