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Endoprosthesis coating

US8216632B2 · kind B2 · utility

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449References

15Claims

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Assignee

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · US

Inventors

Victor L. Schoenle · Greenfield, US
Scott Schewe · Eden Prairie, US
Rajesh Radhakrishnan · Maple Grove, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 2, 2007
Grant date	Jul 10, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 29, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC23C14/352
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method includes: providing a tubular substrate in a chamber, the tubular substrate having a lumen, an a luminal surface and a luminal surface; providing a target in the lumen; depositing a first coating onto the abluminal surface and a second coating onto the luminal surface while keeping the tubular substrate in the chamber. An endoprosthesis, such as a stent, including a first coating on at least one portion of its abluminal surface and a second coating on at least one portion of its luminal surface is also disclosed.

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