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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael Froix, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Quanam Medical Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/06 ;
Abstract
A stent for use in a lumen defined by a wall of a vessel of a patient having a body. The vessel is comprised of a hollow substantially cylindrical member formed of a biocompatible composition. The composition incorporates at least one medical agent in a weight up to 90% of the total weight of the stent so that at least one medical agent is released from the composition of the stent into the vessel at a controlled rate extending over a period of time after the stent is inserted into the vessel.
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