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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Erika Danielle Anderson-Bolden, Fremont, CA (US);
Xinmin Xu, Mountain View, CA (US);
Ni Ding, San Jose, CA (US);
Boyd V. Knott, Menifee, CA (US);
Marc Culkin, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/10 (2006.01); B05D 3/00 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); B05D 3/007 (2013.01); A61L 2300/416 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of reducing crimping damage to polymer and drug coating on a scaffold are disclosed. The methods include physically aging a coating including a coating polymer and drug mixture on a scaffold in a manner that takes into account the differing kinetics of aging, that is, the different temperature dependence of the aging rate of the polymer and drug.