Delivery of therapeutic capable agents
US7083642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2300/602
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides improved stents and other prostheses for delivering substances to vascular and other luminal and intracorporeal environments. In particular, the present invention provides for therapeutic capable agent eluting stents with minimized undesirable loss of the therapeutic capable agent during expansion of the stent.
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