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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:
Apr. 20, 2010
Filed:
May. 26, 2005
Applicants:
Thomas Q Dinh, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Rodolfo Padua, Richfield, MN (US);
Jesus Casas-bejar, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Q Dinh, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Rodolfo Padua, Richfield, MN (US);
Jesus Casas-Bejar, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/22 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a medical device, and methods of preparing and using a medical device. The medical device has a surface including a biologically active agent therein. The methods are particularly useful for preparing, for example, coated stents having a biologically active agent within the coating.