Inventors:
Panjian Li - Fort Wayne IN, US
Elizabeth A. Hippensteel - North Manchester IN, US
Hai-Bo Wen - Warsaw IN, US
Ronald Konkle - Warsaw IN, US
Assignee:
DePuy Products, Inc. - Warsaw IN
International Classification:
B05D 3/00
A61L 2/00
Abstract:
An apparatus for producing a biomimetic coating on an implantable article is provided. The apparatus includes an outer reactor for containing a biomimetic coating solution and an inner reactor arranged within the outer reactor. The inner reactor is smaller than the outer reactor so as to define a space between the inner and outer reactors. The apparatus also includes a pump system for circulating the biomimetic coating solution. The pump system is arranged to operate in the space between the inner and outer reactors. The inner reactor includes a flow control system that is selectively operable to control the flow of biomimetic coating solution between the outer and inner reactors.