Abluminal, multilayer coating constructs for drug-delivery stents
US7632307B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Dec 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2420/08
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of coatings for implantable medical devices, such as stents, are disclosed. The devices may include at least one structural element having an abluminal side, luminal side, and sidewalls between the abluminal and luminal sides. The coating may include at least two continuous coating layers. In some embodiments, the luminal side, and all or a majority of the sidewalls are free of at least two of the coating layers.
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