Patent ID: 8104427

Claim:
A system for applying a coating to a prosthesis, the system comprising: an applicator, the applicator being configured to apply the coating to the prosthesis; and an applicator controller, the applicator controller being configured to communicate with the applicator, the applicator controller being adapted for on-the-fly coating wherein a translation of the applicator and a drop-on-demand delivery by the applicator are substantially synchronous; a detector; and a servo controller, the detector being figured to pre-scan the prosthesis to obtain coordinates of the prosthesis which are to be coated, the detector further configured to send the coordinates to be coated to the servo controller; the servo controller further configured to interact with an axis of rotation of the prosthesis and to thereby determine a next location for the applicator based on a last location and a time it takes a Z-drive to move the applicator to the next location.