Patent ID: 6979473
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: B05B

Abstract:
1. A method for applying a coating material onto a portion of a medical device having an accessible surface comprising: holding the medical device and providing direct access to the accessible surface of the medical device; positioning a coating nozzle body adjacent the accessible surface of the medical device wherein the coating nozzle body comprises a first fluid passageway having a first inlet and a constricted first nozzle orifice having a first nozzle diameter for discharging the coating; flowing the coating material through the first fluid passageway towards the constricted first nozzle orifice; dampening the vibration of the coating nozzle body by choking the first nozzle orifice of the first fluid passageway to maintain a steady back pressure in the first fluid passageway sufficient to stabilize the coating nozzle body against vibration modes from external and internal sources; atomizing the coating material; and spraying the atomized coating material towards an accessible surface of a portion of the medical device.