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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:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2001
Applicants:
Weenna Bucay-couto, Bedford, MA (US);
Jamie (Jianmin) LI, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Weenna Bucay-Couto, Bedford, MA (US);
Jamie (Jianmin) Li, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M005/32 ; A61M025/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A medical device for long-term implantation is provided, as well as a method of making the same and a method of treatment using the same. The medical device comprises (1) a reservoir including (a) a polymer matrix and (b) an antimicrobial agent disposed within the polymer matrix, wherein the reservoir is adapted for long-term release of the antimicrobial agent from the polymer matrix; and (2) a surfactant region disposed over the reservoir at an outer surface of the device.