Patent ID: 6767405
Filing Date: 2004-07-27
Classification: A61L,B05C

Abstract:
An apparatus for coating a plurality of articles in batches, in particular for applying a biocompatible layer on articles adapted to come into contact with blood or body tissue, comprising an article-carrying plate, said article-carrying plate having a top side and a bottom side, a plurality of wells being formed in said top side for receiving therein a respective article to be coated, each of said wells communicating, via a respective orifice, with a space below said bottom side, said orifices having each a cross-sectional flow area that is smaller than the cross-sectional area of each well;a base plate having an upper surface defining with said bottom side of said article-carrying plate a distribution chamber for receiving and evenly distributing to said orifices a solution containing the coating substance to be applied to said articles, said base plate having an inlet for supplying said solution to said chamber; and a top plate covering said top side of the article-carrying plate and defining therewith a collection chamber for receiving used solution having been flown through said orifices and wells, said top plate having an outlet for discharging said used solution.