Implantable medical device coatings with improved mechanical stability
US8377116B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 20, 2008 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2420/08
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention provides an implantable medical device coating that has improved stability, a medical device coated with such coating, and a method of increasing the stability of an implantable medical device coating, wherein the coating comprises a stereocomplex f poly(D-lactic acid) and poly(L-lactice acid).
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