Inventors:
John Burghard - Vernonia OR, US
Carmen Campbell - Portland OR, US
Todd R. Younkin - Portland OR, US
Markus Kuhn - Portland OR, US
David Shykind - Sherwood OR, US
Jose Maiz - Portland OR, US
International Classification:
A61L 33/12
Abstract:
Biocompatible coatings for implantable medical devices are disclosed. Embodiments of the invention provide methods for coating an object with a biocompatible coating wherein the device is suspended using a flowing gas during the coating process. Embodiments of the invention provide tropoelastin coatings and methods of creating tropoelastin coatings for implantable medical devices. Optionally, the biocompatible coating can be a drug eluting coating.