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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 06, 2007
Gordon J. Kocur, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
John Blix, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Thomas E. Broome, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Adam Jennings, Buffalo, MN (US);
Gordon J. Kocur, Lino Lakes, MN (US);
John Blix, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Thomas E. Broome, Prior Lake, MN (US);
Adam Jennings, Buffalo, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
In at least one embodiment, the invention is directed to a stent having a tubular wall where at least a portion of the tubular wall comprises a bioabsorbable membrane. In the portion of the tubular wall containing the bioabsorbable membrane, the members (e.g. struts and connectors) of the stent are embedded in the bioabsorbable membrane. In at least one embodiment, the stent is also configured to elute a therapeutic agent.