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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2020
Filed:
May. 05, 2017
Applicant:
The American University IN Cairo, New York, NY (US);
Inventors:
Yomna Emad Saleh, New Cairo, EG;
Mohamed Abdel-Hady Gepreel, Alexandria, EG;
Nageh K. Allam, New Cairo, EG;
Assignee:
The American University in Cairo, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61L 2400/12 (2013.01); A61L 2400/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drug eluting stent is provided that includes a Ni-free Ti-17Nb-6Ta stent, and Ti-17Nb-6Ta oxides nanotubes grown on an inner wall of the Ti-17Nb-6Ta stent, where the Ti-17Nb-6Ta oxides nanotubes are configured for holding and releasing drugs to enable enhanced endothelialization for better healing.