Implatable device including a polyamino acid component
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsVincent Larik, Marc Hendriks, Michel Verhoeven, Patrick Cahalan, Linda Cahalan
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Abstract
An implantable device for reducing restenosis includes a structure including a polyamino acid component, wherein the polyamino acid component can be in the form of a coating or a film on the structure or it can be an integral part of the structure.
Claims20
An implantable device comprising a structure comprising a polyamino acid component comprising L-arginine.
An implantable device comprising a structure comprising a polyamino acid component comprising a mixture of polyamino acids, wherein the mixture comprises at least one polyamino acid consisting essentially of L-arginine and one other amino acid, and at least one polyamino acid consisting essentially of two amino acids other than L-arginine.
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