Coated medical devices for abluminal drug delivery
US8431149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB33Y80/00
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates generally to an implantable medical device for delivering a therapeutic agent to the body tissue of a patient, and a method for making such a medical device. In particular, the invention pertains to an implantable stent, such as an intravascular stent, having a coating comprising an inorganic or ceramic oxide, metal or inert carbon and a plurality of reservoirs in such material that contain a therapeutic agent.
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