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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2020
Surmodics, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Joram Slager, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Toni M. Heyer, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
David E. Babcock, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Surmodics, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include drug delivery coatings and devices including the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a drug delivery coating including a polymeric layer. The polymeric layer can include a hydrophilic outer surface. The coating can also include a matrix contacting the hydrophilic outer surface. The matrix can include a particulate hydrophobic therapeutic agent and a cationic agent. The polymeric layer can further include a hydrophilic polymer having pendent photoreactive groups and a photo-crosslinker including two aryl ketone functionalities. Other embodiments are also included herein.