Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
ROTARY FIBROUS MATERIAL APPLICATION TO MEDICAL DEVICES

Abstract:

A method of applying fibrous material to a medical device component involves coupling a medical device component a holder device, rotating a reservoir device containing a liquid polymeric solution to expel at least a portion of the liquid polymeric solution from an orifice of the reservoir device, the expelled at least a portion of the liquid polymeric solution forming one or more strands of fibrous material in a deposition plane, and rotating the holder device at least partially within the deposition plane to apply at least a first portion of the one or more strands of fibrous material to one or more surfaces of the medical device component, thereby forming a fibrous covering on the one or more surfaces of the medical device component.