Thermal treatment of a drug eluting implantable medical device

Thermal treatment of a drug eluting implantable medical device

A coating and a method of coating an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed. The method includes subjecting the coating to a thermal condition which can result in reduction of the rate of release of an active agent from the coating subsequent to the implantation of the device.

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Hauptverfasser: Hossainy, Syed F. A, Tang, Fuh-Wei, Pacetti, Stephen D, Royal, Jeff, Happ, Dorie M, Scheinpflug, Kurt, Hu, Ty
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A coating and a method of coating an implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed. The method includes subjecting the coating to a thermal condition which can result in reduction of the rate of release of an active agent from the coating subsequent to the implantation of the device.