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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Heidi J. Barron, Acton, MA (US);
Jianmin Li, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/00 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61K 31/00 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61M 27/008 (2013.01); A61F 2002/048 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0067 (2013.01); A61K 9/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, ureteral stents are provided that comprise an elongated stent body, at least one deployable retention structure, and at least one sleeve and/or sheet of drug-releasing material. In various embodiments, at least one sleeve and/or sheet of drug-releasing material is deployed concurrently with the deployment of at least one deployable retention structure. The ureteral stents of the present disclosure are adapted to release the urologically beneficial drug into a subject.