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US 2022/0023510 A1Published application
Platelet-activated bioadhesive stent coating as an anti-migration mechanism
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorMichelle Fater
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Abstract
A stent having an inner surface and an outer surface, the stent comprising a coating composition comprising a platelet-activated adhesive on at least a portion of the outer surface thereof.
Claims20
A stent kit comprising:
- an expandable stent;
- and
- a platelet-activated adhesive configured to be applied to a body lumen wall.
A stent kit comprising:
- an expandable stent at least partially embedded in a silicone covering, the expandable stent further having a tacky polymeric coating over the silicone covering;
- and
- a platelet-activated adhesive configured to be applied to a body lumen wall.
A method of implanting a stent comprising:
- applying a platelet-activated adhesive to a body lumen wall at a treatment site;
- and
- after applying the platelet-activated adhesive, then delivering a stent to the treatment site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.