Patent ID: 8567340

Claim:
A system for coating a medical device, the system comprising: an enclosure having a first aperture and a second aperture, the first aperture sized to receive a first medical device, the second aperture sized to receive a second medical device; a coating dispenser disposed inside the enclosure; a first device configured to support the first medical device or a first medical device carrier; a second device configured to support the second medical device or a second medical device carrier; a first apparatus disposed outside of the enclosure, the first apparatus configured to move the first device toward and away from the first aperture; and a second apparatus disposed outside of the enclosure, the second apparatus configured to move the second device toward and away from the second aperture independently of movement of the first device toward and away from the first aperture, wherein an imaginary line passes through the first aperture and the second aperture, and the first apparatus and the second apparatus are configured to move the first device and the second device on separate travel paths, one of the travel paths corresponding to a first segment of the line, the other travel path corresponding to a second segment of the line, the enclosure disposed between the first segment and the second segment.