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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2010
Steve Kangas, Woodbury, MN (US);
Michael Sean Owens, Richfield, MN (US);
Jon Patterson, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Dave Ekberg, St. Michael, MN (US);
Erik Haun, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Eric Henderson, Champlin, MN (US);
Aaron Foss, Plymouth, MN (US);
Yen-lane Chen, New Brighton, MN (US);
Steve Kangas, Woodbury, MN (US);
Michael Sean Owens, Richfield, MN (US);
Jon Patterson, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Dave Ekberg, St. Michael, MN (US);
Erik Haun, Coon Rapids, MN (US);
Eric Henderson, Champlin, MN (US);
Aaron Foss, Plymouth, MN (US);
Yen-Lane Chen, New Brighton, MN (US);
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
Drug delivery balloons have densely packed crystals of small particle size of the drug thereon. An amorphous drug coating is applied to a balloon surface and annealed to provide the crystals. The balloon surface is nucleated to induce formation of drug crystals in the annealing step to provide the crystals in high density with small size.