Patent ID: 7517547
Filing Date: 2009-04-14
Classification: A61L,B05B,B05D

Abstract:
1. A method of applying a substantially uniform coating on a medical device comprising steps of: a. providing an apparatus for coating a medical device, the apparatus comprising: b. mounting the medical device onto the device mount; c. purging the coating chamber to regulate humidity in the coating chamber by activating the atmosphere maintenance system, wherein water vapor escapes the coating chamber through the device aperture during purging; d. maintaining a desired humidity content in the coating chamber through the device aperture by moving the device rotator towards the coating chamber; e. inserting the device into the coating chamber through the device aperture by moving the device rotator towards the coating chamber; f. disposing a coating material on the device through the coating unit simultaneously with step d; g. rotating the device mounts about the device axis simultaneously with step f.