Patent ID: 7776382

Claim:
A method for coating an implantable medical device, the method comprising the steps of: a) placing the medical device on a device rotator, wherein the device rotator comprises a pair of rollers, the pair comprising a first roller having a first axis and a second roller having a second axis wherein the first and second axes are substantially parallel to each other, wherein the first and second rollers are separated by a gap, wherein the first roller, second roller, or both first and second rollers, comprise a plurality of ribs, wherein the device rotator is capable of supporting and rolling the medical device in position as supported; b) disposing a coating material on the medical device, comprising spraying a coating material from a spray nozzle in a controlled pattern, wherein the spray nozzle is operationally arranged so that its spray is directed at the gap and so that its pattern is not wider than the medical device; and c) rotating the medical device by rotating at least one of the first or second rollers.