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US 2006/0235503 A1Published application
Local drug delivery devices and methods for maintaining the drug coatings thereon
AssigneeCordis Corporation
InventorsGerard Llanos, David Lentz
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Abstract
Local drug delivery medical devices are utilized to deliver therapeutic dosages of drugs, agents or compounds directly to the site where needed. The local drug delivery medical devices utilize various materials and coating methodologies to maintain the drugs, agents or compounds on the medical device until delivered and positioned.
Claims7
A drug delivery device comprising an intraluminal stent, rapamycin or a macrocyclic triene analog thereof, and a polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene copolymer.
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