Biotronik Vi Patent Ag

Universitaet Rostock

Cortronik Gmbh

Universitaet Greifswald

Heyo K Kroemer

Claus Harder

Klaus-Peter Schmitz

Katrin Sternberg

Niels Grabow

Werner Weitschies

Detlef Behrend

Bjoern Klocke

Peter Littwin

Dailbor Bajer

Dalibor Bajer

A device for coating a stent, including a holder for the stent, a spraying unit comprising a spray mandrel and an air nozzle. The spray mandrel, the air nozzle and the holder are configured and disposed relative to each other such that the spray mandrel projects from one side into the stent during coating and the air nozzle projects into the stent from the opposing side. A method for coating a stent employs the device. Stents that can be obtained according to the method.

Device for coating a stent and associated coating method and stent produced according to the method

An implant for implantation in a human or animal body having a structure comprising a) an implant base body; b) a primer layer which is partially or completely applied to the surface of the implant; c) an active ingredient layer consisting of one, two, three or more active ingredients applied entirely or partially to the surface of the primer layer; and d) a diffusion-controlling layer which is applied partially or entirely to the active ingredient layer, and optionally to the primer layer, wherein diffusion of the active ingredients of the active ingredient layer is controlled. Also disclosed is a manufacturing method for an implant.

Implants with membrane diffusion-controlled release of active ingredient

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Neuenkirchen, Germany

Heyo K Kroemer