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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 14, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2018
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventor:
Jan Weber, Maastricht, NL;
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/24 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/2412 (2013.01); A61F 2/2415 (2013.01); A61F 2/2418 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/145 (2013.01); A61F 2220/005 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0058 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract
Vascular valve systems for treating calcified vascular vessel valves by delivery of one or more calcium chelating agents are described. The vascular valve systems can include an expandable stent, a valve, and a material layer. The material layer includes a hydrogel, calcium chelating agent, and an acidifying agent. Methods of making the vascular valve systems are also described.