Jose J Gamez

US Patent:

20120064223, Mar 15, 2012

Filed:

Sep 15, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/882990

Inventors:

Jose Gamez - Menlo Park CA, US
John Stankus - Campbell CA, US
Stephen D. Pacetti - San Jose CA, US
Victoria M. Gong - Sunnyvale CA, US
Benjamyn Serna - Gilroy CA, US
Binh Nguyen - Newark CA, US

Assignee:

ABBOTT LABORATORIES - Santa Clara CA

International Classification:

B05D 5/00
B05C 13/02
B05C 11/00
B05D 3/00

US Classification:

427 23, 118 58

Abstract:

Method of coating an expandable member is provided. The method comprises providing an expandable member having deflated and fully expanded configurations, and inflating the expandable member with a select amount of inflation medium, the select amount of inflation medium applied at a nominal pressure, disposing a therapeutic agent on at least a portion of the expandable member; and partially deflating the expandable member, wherein partially deflating includes releasing an initial amount of inflation medium from the expandable member such that the expandable member partially re-folds. The therapeutic agent can be dried on the expandable member, and a remaining amount of inflation medium can be withdrawn such that the expandable member resumes the completely folded configuration.