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US 2010/0145266 A1Published application
Method for loading structured surfaces
OwnerMichael Orlowskiinventor
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for loading structured surfaces that are preferably made of a polymer material with the pharmacological agent paclitaxel as well as the coated medical products obtained by means of said method.
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Method for loading dilatable catheter balloons comprising:
- I) providing a dilatable catheter balloon;
- II) providing a solution of paclitaxel in dimethyl sulfoxide;
- III) texturing the surface of the dilatable catheter balloon;
- IV) wetting the surface of the dilatable catheter balloon with the solution of paclitaxel in dimethyl sulfoxide;
- V) applying a solvent which is capable of precipitating paclitaxel onto the surface of the dilatable catheter balloon wetted with the solution of paclitaxel in dimethyl sulfoxide;
- VI) drying the wetted surface of the dilatable catheter balloon;
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