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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:
May. 10, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2001
Karl W. Mollison, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Angela M. Lecaptain, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Sandra E. Burke, Libertyville, IL (US);
Keith R. Cromack, Gurnee, IL (US);
Peter J. Tarcha, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Karl W. Mollison, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
Angela M. LeCaptain, Oak Creek, WI (US);
Sandra E. Burke, Libertyville, IL (US);
Keith R. Cromack, Gurnee, IL (US);
Peter J. Tarcha, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
A medical device comprising a supporting structure having a coating on the surface thereof, the coating containing a therapeutic substance, such as, for example, a drug. Supporting structures for the medical devices that are suitable for use in this invention include, but are not limited to, coronary stents, peripheral stents, catheters, arterio-venous grafts, by-pass grafts, and drug delivery balloons used in the vasculature. Drugs that are suitable for use in this invention include, but are not limited to,