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US 2004/0073298 A1Published application
Coating for a stent and a method of forming the same
OwnerSyed Faiyaz Ahmed Hossainyinventor
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Abstract
A coating for a stent and methods for coating a stent are provided. The coating may be used for the sustained delivery of an active ingredient or a combination of active ingredients.
Claims22
A method of coating a stent, comprising:
- (a) forming a first layer supported by a stent substrate;
- and
- (b) patterning said first layer by removing portions of said first layer.
A coating for a stent comprising:
- a first layer;
- and
- a discontinuous second layer separated by said first layer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.