Methods of providing optimized drug-eluting stent assemblies
US10406006B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49964
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods of providing a stent assembly that includes a stent jacket formed from an expansible mesh structure having apertures and that includes a fiber having a diameter of about 7 micrometers and about 40 micrometers, and an expansible stent operatively associated with the stent jacket. The method further comprises administering to the subject an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) eluted from the stent assembly.
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