Patents Examined by Richard Dewedo Crispino
  • Apparatus and method for depositing a coating onto a surface of a prosthesis
    Patent number: 6616765
    Abstract: A patterned coating on a prosthesis, for example a stent, and a method for forming the coating are disclosed. Additionally, an apparatus for forming the patterned coating is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Castro, Steven Wu, Kevin L. Woolbright, Kurt W. Scheinpflug, Syed F. A. Hossainy, Li Chen