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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
May. 31, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Marc Hendriks, Hoensbrook, NL;
Michel Verhoeven, Maastricht, NL;
Linda L Cahalan, Geleen, NL;
Patrick T Cahalan, Geleen, NL;
Benedicte Fouache, Maastricht, NL;
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427-224 ; 427-23 ; 427333 ; 427340 ; 427399 ; 4274071 ;
Abstract
A medical device having a surface graft matrix comprising carboxyl-functional groups located on the device, the surface graft matrix comprising an outer portion; and one or more biomolecules covalently coupled to the surface graft matrix, wherein a majority of the biomolecules are located in the outer portion of the surface graft matrix. The surface graft matrix can also be loaded with a pharmaceutical agent.