Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090292351 | STENTS HAVING BIOABSORBABLE LAYERS - Provided herein is a device comprising: a. stent; b. a plurality of layers on said stent framework to form said device; wherein at least one of said layers comprises a bioabsorbable polymer and at least one of said layers comprises one or more active agents; wherein at least part of the active agent is in crystalline form. | 11-26-2009 |
20100015200 | Drug Delivery Medical Device - Provided is a coated implantable medical device, comprising: a substrate; and a coating disposed on said substrate, wherein said coating comprises at least one polymer and at least one pharmaceutical agent in a therapeutically desirable morphology and/or at least one active biological agent and optionally, one or more pharmaceutical carrying agents; wherein substantially all of pharmaceutical agent and/or active biological agent remains within said coating and on said substrate until the implantable device is deployed at an intervention site inside the body of a subject and wherein upon deployment of said medical device in the body of said subject a portion of said pharmaceutical agent and/or active biological agent is delivered at said intervention site along with at least a portion of said polymer and/or a at least a portion of said pharmaceutical carrying agents. | 01-21-2010 |
20100211164 | STENTS HAVING BIODEGRADABLE LAYERS - Provided herein is a coated coronary stent, comprising: a. stent framework; b. a plurality of layers deposited on said stent framework to form said coronary stent; wherein at least one of said layers comprises a bioabsorbable polymer and at least one of said layers comprises one or more active agents; wherein at least part of the active agent is in crystalline form. | 08-19-2010 |
20100228348 | Polymer Films for Medical Device Coating - A method for depositing a coating comprising a polymer and impermeable dispersed solid on a substrate, comprising the following steps: discharging at least one impermeable dispersed solid in dry powder form through a first orifice; discharging at least one polymer in dry powder form through a second orifice; depositing the polymer and/or impermeable dispersed solid particles onto said substrate, wherein an electrical potential is maintained between the substrate and the impermeable dispersed solid and/or polymer particles, thereby forming said coating; and sintering said coating under conditions that do not disrupt the activity and/or function of the substrate. A similar method is provided for depositing a coating comprising a hydrophobic polymer and a water-vapor-trapping material on a substrate. | 09-09-2010 |
20100239635 | DRUG DELIVERY MEDICAL DEVICE - Provided is a coated implantable medical device, comprising: a substrate; and a coating disposed on said substrate, wherein said coating comprises at least one polymer and at least one pharmaceutical agent in a therapeutically desirable morphology and/or at least one active biological agent and optionally, one or more pharmaceutical carrying agents; wherein substantially all of pharmaceutical agent and/or active biological agent remains within said coating and on said substrate until the implantable device is deployed at an intervention site inside the body of a subject and wherein upon deployment of said medical device in the body of said subject a portion of said pharmaceutical agent and/or active biological agent is delivered at said intervention site along with at least a portion of said polymer and/or a at least a portion of said pharmaceutical carrying agents. | 09-23-2010 |
20100241220 | Peripheral Stents Having Layers - Provided herein is a coated coronary stent, comprising: a. stent; b. a plurality of layers deposited on said stent to form said coronary stent; wherein at least one of said layers comprises a bioabsorbable polymer and at least one of said layers comprises one or more active agents; wherein at least part of the active agent is in crystalline form. | 09-23-2010 |
20100272778 | STENTS HAVING CONTROLLED ELUTION - Provided herein is a device comprising: a. stent; b. a plurality of layers on said stent framework to form said device; wherein at least one of said layers comprises a bioabsorbable polymer and at least one of said layers comprises one or more active agents; wherein at least part of the active agent is in crystalline form. | 10-28-2010 |
20100298928 | Drug Coated Stents - Provided herein is a coated coronary stent, comprising: a stent framework; heparin molecules attached to the stent framework; and a rapamycin-polymer coating wherein at least part of rapamycin is in crystalline form. In one embodiment, the rapamycin-polymer coating comprises one or more resorbable polymers. | 11-25-2010 |
20110190864 | STENT AND STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED DELIVERABILITY - Stent delivery systems having improved deliverability comprising an elongate member having an inflation lumen and a guidewire lumen therein; a balloon having an interior that is in fluid communication with the inflation lumen; and a stent comprising a coating mounted on the balloon. Methods for making stent delivery systems having improved deliverability. Methods for delivering two stent delivery systems concurrently through a guiding catheter, each stent delivery system comprising elongate member having an inflation lumen and a guidewire lumen therein, a balloon having an interior that is in fluid communication with the inflation lumen, and a stent comprising a coating mounted on the balloon. Stent coatings may comprise a pharmaceutical agent at least a portion of which is in crystalline form. | 08-04-2011 |
20110257732 | STENTS HAVING CONTROLLED ELUTION - Provided herein is a device comprising: a. stent; b. a plurality of layers on said stent framework to form said device; wherein at least one of said layers comprises a bioabsorbable polymer and at least one of said layers comprises one or more active agents; wherein at least part of the active agent is in crystalline form. | 10-20-2011 |
20150030757 | PERIPHERAL STENTS HAVING LAYERS - Provided herein is a coated coronary stent, comprising: a. stent; b. a plurality of layers deposited on said stent to form said coronary stent; wherein at least one of said layers comprises a bioabsorbable polymer and at least one of said layers comprises one or more active agents; wherein at least part of the active agent is in crystalline form. | 01-29-2015 |