Patent ID: 8001922

Claim:
An applicator for applying a coating to a medical device, the applicator comprising: a sheath having a first end, a second end, and a lumen between the first end and the second end, the first end being flared outwardly from a central axis of the sheath and having a cross-sectional area greater than a cross-sectional area of at least a portion of the lumen; wherein the sheath is sized and dimensioned to fit over the medical device, at least a portion of the sheath provides a clearance of about 0.0001 to 0.1 inches between the sheath and the medical device for receiving a coating substance that is not the sheath for application of the coating substance to the medical device, wherein the clearance between the sheath and the medical device is sized and dimensioned to leave the coating substance on the medical device as the sheath is slid off over the medical device after the application of the coating substance to the medical device; and wherein the size and dimension of the sheath is determined based upon a size and dimension of the medical device receiving the coating.