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US 2010/0145436 A1Published application
Bio-erodible Stent
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsJan Weber, Liliana Atanasoska, Steven R. Larsen, Steven P. Mertens
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Abstract
Endoprostheses such as stents are disclosed that are, or that include portions that are, bioerodible.
Claims29
A bioerodable endoprosthesis comprising
- a body having at least one bioerodable portion;
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- a bioerodable coating comprising MgF2 at least partially disposed over the bioerodable portion, wherein the bioerodable coating delays the onset of degradation in the bioerodable portion.
A method of making a bioerodable endoprosthesis comprising forming a bioerodable coating comprising MgF2 on at least a portion of the body of a bioerodable endoprosthesis, wherein the bioerodable coating delays the onset of degradation in the bioerodable portion of the body of the endoprosthesis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.