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US 2010/0168843 A1Published application
Coating For Implantable Devices And A Method Of Forming The Same
AssigneeAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.
InventorsSyed F.A. Hossainy, Stephen D. Pacetti, Keith E. Fong, Vinayak Bhat, Deborra Sanders Millare, Judy A. Guruwaiya, Daryush Mirzaee, Evgenia Mandrusov
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Abstract
Coatings for implantable devices or endoluminal prosthesis, such as stents, are provided, including a method of forming the coatings. The coatings can be used for the delivery of an active ingredient or a combination of active ingredients.
Claims8
An implantable device comprising a coating, wherein the coating comprises:
- a) a reservoir region comprising a polymer and a drug blended with or dispersed in the polymer;
- and
- b) a primer region free from any drugs located between the reservoir region and the surface of the device, the primer region comprising a material including a high amine content polymer.
A stent comprising a coating, wherein the coating comprises:
- a) a reservoir region comprising a drug;
- and
- b) a primer region free from any drugs located between the reservoir region and the surface of the stent, the primer region including a high amine content polymer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.