Liquid and low melting coating for stents
US7829111B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2028 |
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- 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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