Patent ID: 6203732
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: A61F,A61M,B29D,B29L,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for forming a generally tubular device for placement in a lumen of a patient's body, the method comprising:(a) coating an external surface of a mold with a coating;(b) removing a portion of the coating to form a pattern corresponding to a desired shape of the generally tubular device for placement in a lumen of a patient's body;(c) forming a depressed pattern in the external surface of the mold with the depressed pattern corresponding to the pattern in the coating and the desired shape of the generally tubular device for placement in a lumen of a patient's body;(d) depositing a material in the depressed pattern for the material to form the generally tubular device conforming with the depressed pattern; and(e) separating the generally tubular device from the mold.