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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yung-Ming Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Syed F. A. Hossainy, Fremont, CA (US);
Deborra Sanders Millare, San Jose, CA (US);
Wouter E. Roorda, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Ashok A. Shah, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/40 ; A61L 2/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 1/40 ; A61L 2/700 ;
Abstract
A composition comprising an ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer and a dimethyl acetamide solvent is provided for forming a coating on prostheses such as stents. The composition can include an active agent or therapeutic substance. Methods are also provided for coating the stents.