Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.

Robert Nolan

Brian J Brown

Barry J O'Brien

David McMorrow

Jan Weber

Aiden Flanagan

Liliana Atanasoska

Anthony Malone

Timothy O'Connor

Medical devices, particularly stents, suitable for drug delivery and including a porous structure and/or colors are disclosed.

Medical devices

The present invention is directed to methods, processes, and systems for delivering therapeutic agent to a medical device. Under some methods, processes, and systems of the invention, particles including a magnetic material and a therapeutic agent may be directed towards a medical device via magnetic attraction. In another embodiment particles including a magnetic material may force a therapeutic agent/solvent solution into porous matrix by using a magnetic attraction. In still another embodiment, a medical device having at least a portion thereof including a magnetic material is used to attract and adhere particles comprising magnetic material and therapeutic agent to a target surface of the medical device, wherein the particles are fused to the target surface.

Using magnetism to prepare a medical device

The invention relates generally to a medical device for delivering a therapeutic agent to the body tissue of a patient, and methods for making such a medical device. More particularly, the invention is directed to a stent, such as an intravascular stent, having an inner and outer coating compositions disposed thereon. In another embodiment, the inner coating composition and outer coating composition are separated by a barrier coating composition.

Stent with a coating for delivering a therapeutic agent

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Co. Galway, Ireland

Robert Nolan