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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2001
Ivan DE Scheerder, Herent, BE;
Jürgen Sohier, Leuven, BE;
Natasja Van Der Leden, Zo'st, NL;
Jan Van Humbeeck, Haasrode, BE;
Ivan De Scheerder, Herent, BE;
Jürgen Sohier, Leuven, BE;
Natasja van der Leden, Zo'st, NL;
Jan Van Humbeeck, Haasrode, BE;
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The radially expandable prosthesis for implantation in a lumen comprises a tubular wall produced from sheet metal and showing cuts enabling the prosthesis to expand. By using water guided laser cutting technology to make these cuts and/or specific electrochemical polishing technology a more biocompatible prosthesis is obtained, causing less thrombogenicity and less foreign body reaction. By covering an intraluminal prosthesis with a titaniumnitride coating the biocompatibility of the prosthesis is improved. By applying perforating or non-perforating holes () and filling these holes with a therapeutic agent, the intraluminal prosthesis can be used to locally administer medicines, genes and or other substances to prevent in this way thrombotic occlusions and/or neointimal hyperplasia and prosthesis narrowing. Using this specific perforated prosthesis design the total drug capacity can be increased and also the drug release time prolongs significantly.