Back to results
US 2015/0083272 A1Published application
Methods Of Loading A Hollow Stent With A Drug Or Drug Formulation
AssigneeAbbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc.
InventorSTEPHEN D. PACETTI
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A method of loading a composition into a structural element of a stent, where the structural element is defined by a lumen and at least one opening to access the lumen. The composition may comprise a therapeutic agent, and wherein at a temperature of 30° C. and at one atmosphere, the composition may be in a solid state or semi-solid state.
Claims40
A method of loading a composition into a structural element of a stent, comprising:
- providing a stent having a structural element or providing a structural element that is to be used in forming a stent, the structural element defined by a lumen and at least one opening to access the lumen;
- and
- injecting a composition in a fluid state into the opening to load the lumen with the composition, wherein the composition comprises a therapeutic agent, and wherein the composition has characteristics such that at a temperature of 30° C. and at one atmosphere, the composition is in a solid state, or a semi-solid state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.