Medical devices, drug coatings and methods for maintaining the drug coatings thereon

US7056550B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon, Inc. - USA · US

Inventors

• Luis A. Davila · Alpharetta, US
• David Christian Lentz · Weston, US
• Gerard Llanos · Stewartsville, US
• Jorge Mendez · Miami, US
• Pallassana Narayanan · Pembroke Pines, US
• Alan Pelton · Fremont, US
• Mark B. Roller · New Brunswick, US
• Karl Scheidt · Pembroke Pines, US
• Angelo Scopelianos · Whitehouse Station, US
• William Shaw · Aurora, US
• James Silver · Palo Alto, US
• John Spaltro · Phillipsburg, US
• Christine Trepanier · Union City, US
• David James Wilson · Coye-la-Forêt, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 7, 2003
• Grant date: Jun 6, 2006
• Expiry date: Apr 23, 2024

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B05D1/18
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. The medical devices may be coated with any number of biocompatible materials. Therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may be mixed with the biocompatible materials and affixed to at least a portion of the medical device. These therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may also further reduce a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. Various materials and coating methodologies may be utilized to maintain the drugs, agents or compounds on the medical device until delivered and positioned.