Patent ID: 8097292
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: A61F,B05B,B05D

Abstract:
1. A method for spraying an outer surface of a stent with a coating substance, comprising the steps of: providing a stent in conductive contact with a first mandrel component supporting the stent and applying a charge to the stent and/or grounding the stent, wherein an end portion of the first mandrel component supports the stent, and the end portion includes a non-conductive sleeve, a non-conductive coating or the end portion is made from a non-conductive material; disposing a second mandrel component at least partially within a bore of the stent, the second mandrel component being spaced from the walls of the bore, the second mandrel component including an outermost surface exposed to at least a portion of the walls of the bore and being made from a nonconductive material or being coated with a nonconductive material; charging a coating substance; and spraying the stent with the charged coating substance.