Optimized drug-eluting stent assembly methods
US9526644B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49964
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods of preparing and using a stent assembly that includes a stent jacket formed from an expansible mesh structure having apertures and that includes a fiber having a diameter of about 7 micrometers and about 40 micrometers, and an expansible stent operatively associated with the stent jacket. The method further comprises administering to the subject an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) eluted from the stent assembly.
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