Methods for coating different regions of an implantable device are
disclosed. An embodiment of the method includes dipping a first portion
of the implantable device into a first coating substance, and then
centrifuging the implantable device to provide an even coating. Next, a
second portion of the implantable device is dipped into a second coating
substance, and the implantable device is again centrifuged, resulting in
an even second coating. In another embodiment, a first coating substance
is applied to an interior surface of a cylindrical implantable device,
such as a stent or graft, and a second coating substance is applied to an
exterior surface. A centrifuge step is performed so that the first
coating substance is preferentially and uniformly applied on the interior
surface of the implantable device and the second coating substance is
preferentially and uniformly applied on the exterior surface of the
implantable device.