Method of forming a therapeutic coating onto a surface of an implantable prosthesis
US6451373B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2967
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of coating an implantable prosthesis by applying a composition including a therapeutic substance and a fluid to the prosthesis and removing the fluid is disclosed. The fluid is not capable of significantly dissolving the therapeutic substance. A second fluid in which the therapeutic substance is soluble may be further included in the composition. Methods of providing the composition and a roughened polymeric primer layer are also disclosed.
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