A treated medical device is provided. This medical device may be a stent
and may have been treated by placing it into a treatment chamber,
creating a buffer zone of compressible fluid between the medical implant
and the inside surface of the treatment chamber, and applying a treatment
to the medical implant when the medical implant is at least partially
positioned within the treatment chamber. When the treatment is applied to
the medical implant this may include forcing therapeutic out of an
injection nozzle and towards the medical device. In some instances the
buffer zone of compressible fluid may cause the medical implant to rotate
about a longitudinal axis in a first direction when the medical implant
is at least partially positioned within the treatment chamber.