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US 2003/0204239 A1Published application
Endovascular stent with a preservative coating
OwnerWenda Carlyle, Eugene Tedeschiinventors
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system for treating a vascular condition, including a catheter, a stent including a stent framework coupled to the catheter, a preservative coating operably disposed on the stent framework, wherein the preservative coating includes at least one antioxidant.
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A system for treating a vascular condition, comprising:
- a catheter;
- a stent coupled to the catheter, the stent including a stent framework;
- and
- a preservative coating operably disposed on the stent framework, wherein the preservative coating includes at least one antioxidant.
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A preservative-coated stent, comprising:
- a stent framework;
- a polymeric coating on the stent framework;
- and
- a preservative interdispersed within the polymeric coating
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A method of manufacturing a preservative-coated stent, comprising:
- mixing a polymeric material with a solvent to form a polymeric mixture;
- interdispersing a preservative in the polymeric mixture to form a preservative coating;
- applying the preservative coating onto a stent framework;
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- drying the preservative coating.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.