The invention relates to a method for coating, at least regions of, a medical implant, preferably of an artificial joint or a fixation for a joint, whereby a medical implant having a surface to be coated is provided and the medical implant surface to be coated is contacted with a powder that comprises at least one pharmaceutically active substance and/or one bone growth-promoting substance, whereby powder is transferred to the surface of the implant through the contacting, and at least part of the powder adheres to the surface to be coated after the contacting. The invention also relates to a device for coating, at least regions of, a medical implant using said method, whereby the device contains a powder, whereby the powder comprises at least one pharmaceutically active substance and/or one bone growth-promoting substance such that the powder can be transferred to the medical implant when a medical implant is contacted.
