Compositions and methods for coating medical devices

US6143037A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN · US

Inventors

• Steven Goldstein · Atlanta, US
• Robert J. Levy · Yeadon, US
• Vinod Labhasetwar · Solon, US
• Jeffrey Bonadio · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 12, 1996
• Grant date: Nov 7, 2000
• Expiry date: Jun 12, 2016

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S977/931
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Compositions and methods for coating medical devices with pharmaceutical agents and devices coated with the compositions. The coated devices provide controlled or sustained release of pharmaceutical agents for the treatment of wounds or disease.