Formulations for drug-coated medical devices
US9415140B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 11, 2012 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2025/1084
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to an angioplasty catheter having a balloon and a constraining element carrying at least on a portion of its surface a taxane or taxane preparation and at least one lipophilic antioxidant at a ratio of 3-100% by weight of the at least one antioxidant in relation to 100% by weight of the taxane, wherein a preferred lipophilic antioxidant is propyl gallate. Scoring or cutting balloons as medical devices are excluded.
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