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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Biotronik Ag, Buelach, CH;
Inventor:
Ronald E. Betts, La Jolla, CA (US);
Assignee:
BIOTRONIK AG, Buelach, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/337 (2006.01); A61K 31/436 (2006.01); A61K 31/4453 (2006.01); A61L 31/08 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0077 (2013.01); A61K 31/337 (2013.01); A61K 31/436 (2013.01); A61K 31/4453 (2013.01); A61L 31/08 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0068 (2013.01); A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61L 2300/416 (2013.01);
Abstract
This application relates generally to the field of implants and more specifically to drug eluting vascular stents and methods of making and using same. Specifically, this technology relates to controlled release of drug from an implant and particular from a stent without the presence of polymer or alteration of the implant surface.