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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2005
Applicants:
Cynthia A. Maryanoff, New Hope, PA (US);
Karel Six, Hulste, BE;
Roger Vandecruys, Westerlo, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Cordis Corporation, Miami Lakes, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07D 498/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An improved process for coating implantable medical devices utilizes a number of techniques for improving the stability of therapeutic agents contained within the coating. The stability of the therapeutic agents may be improved by creating substantially solvent-free, amorphous forms of the therapeutic agents.