System and method for coating a medical appliance are provided. In accord
with one embodiment, a system for applying a coating to a medical
appliance having accessible patterned surfaces is provided. The system
may include: a processor, an appliance support, and a solenoid type fluid
dispensing head having an electromagnetically controlled valve. In the
system, the appliance support may be adapted to hold the medical
appliance and to provide direct access for a coating to contact the
exposed external patterned surfaces of the medical appliance. The
solenoid type fluid dispensing head in this system may move with respect
to the medical appliance and may be in communication with a source of
coating and with the processor. The processor in this system may contain
commands that instruct the solenoid type fluid dispensing head to force
coating onto the accessible patterned surfaces of the medical appliance
in a pattern that correlates with the accessible patterned surfaces of
the medical appliance.