Patent ID: 8003157
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: A61F,B05B,B23K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A system for coating a stent, comprising: a device for weighing a stent; a gripper configured to move the stent, from the device for weighing, onto a stent support; a device for aligning the stent with the stent support such that the stent is coaxial with the stent support; a device for coating the stent while the stent is on and coaxial with the stent support, the device for coating including a device configured to discharge a coating composition toward the stent and a device configured to rotate the stent support while the stent is on and coaxial with the stent support; a device for drying the stent; and a device for inspecting the stent wherein the device for aligning includes a camera configured to take an image of the stent, a computer configured to receive the image and to provide a signal based on the image, and a mechanism configured to move a first portion of the stent support relative to a second portion of the stent support based on the signal.