Patent · US Expired

Coated stent

US7622135B2 · kind B2 · utility

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205References

6Claims

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Assignee

ev3 Peripheral, Inc. · US

Inventors

Chandrashekhar P. Pathak · Austin, US
Rama Akella · San Diego, US
John Ranieri · Austin, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 27, 2003
Grant date	Nov 24, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 17, 2024

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61L2420/04
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Stents with coatings comprising a combination of a restenosis inhibitor comprising an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and a carrier. Also provided are methods of coating stents with a combination of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and a carrier. A preferred example of a restenosis inhibitor is cerivastatin. The stent coatings have been shown to release restenosis inhibitors in their active forms.

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