Drug eluting medical device
US10874768B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2300/802
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to medical devices, and methods for producing and using the devices. In embodiments, the medical device may be a buttress including a porous substrate possessing a therapeutic layer of a chemotherapeutic agent and optional excipient(s) thereon. By varying the form of chemotherapeutic agents and excipients, the medical devices may be used to treat both the area to which the medical device is attached as well as tissue at a distance therefrom.
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