Patent · US Expired

Stent having cover with drug delivery capability

US6613084B2 · kind B2 · utility

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75References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 28, 2001
Grant dateSep 2, 2003
Priority date—
Expiry dateNov 28, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L2300/00
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A prosthesis has a stent, and a cover that covers a portion of the stent. The cover has at least two layers of materials that can define at least one chamber therebetween, with a drug loaded into the at least one chamber by a dug dispersing element. The cover can be provided inside the luminal walls of the stent, or the stent can be retained in the at least one chamber. The cover can also be deployed to treat vulnerable plaque.

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