Stent coating
US7063884B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 22, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/24942
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A stent comprising a coating layer is disclosed. The coating layer has a hydrophobic component and a hydrophilic component, wherein a region of the coating layer on or about the outermost surface of the coating layer has a higher content or concentration of the hydrophilic component than the hydrophobic component.
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