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US 2007/0191931 A1Published application
Bioerodible endoprostheses and methods of making the same
OwnerJan Weber, Liliana Atanasoska +1inventors
InventorsJan Weber, Liliana Atanasoska, Alexey Kondyurin
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Abstract
Endoprostheses include a wall having a base, e.g., a bioerodible base, and a polymer that may include a region of carbonized polymer formed by implantation.
Claims37
An endoprosthesis comprising an endoprosthesis wall having a bioerodible base and a region including carbonized polymer material.
An endoprosthesis exhibiting a D peak.
A method of making an endoprosthesis, the method comprising:
- providing an endoprosthesis that includes a bioerodible base and a polymer;
- and
- treating the polymer by ion implantation.
A method of making an endoprosthesis, the method comprising:
- providing an endoprosthesis having a metal base and having a polymer layer;
- and
- treating the polymer layer by ion implantation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.