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Coated medical device

US7967855B2 · kind B2 · utility

67Cited by

181References

33Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Icon Interventional Systems, Inc · US

Inventors

Joseph G. Furst · Lyndhurst, US
William Brodbeck · South Euclid, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 18, 2005
Grant date	Jun 28, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 28, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2250/0068
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A stent that is adapted for introduction into a body passageway and which releases at least one biological agent after being inserted in the body passageway. The release of the at least one biological agent can be a controlled release via molecular diffusion through a non-porous polymer layer.

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