Patent ID: 7628859
Filing Date: 2009-12-08
Classification: B05B,B05D

Abstract:
1. A mounting assembly for supporting a stent during the application of a coating composition, comprising: a motor; a mandrel configured to be coupled to the motor for rotational movement of the mandrel; a stem extending from the mandrel for insertion into a hollow bore of a stent, the diameter of the stem being smaller than the inner diameter of the stent; and a bulbous protrusion extending out from the stem for supporting the stent during the application of a coating substance to the stent, wherein the bulbous protrusion is capable of inflating from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration and deflating from the expanded configuration to the collapsed configuration or a deflated profile, wherein the mandrel includes a coning end portion for penetrating at least partially into one end of the stent.