Biodegradable drug delivery vascular stent
US5551954A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 12, 1994 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2300/622
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent includes a main body of a generally tubular shape having an exterior surface, a cambered interior surface, a leading end and a trailing end. The main body has substantially the same thickness at the leading end as at the trailing end. The stent may be made of a biodegradable material having a rate of degradation and including a drug releasable at a rate controlling the rate of degradation of the biodegradable material.
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