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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2002
Applicants:
Andrew L. Lewis, Surrey, GB;
Simon W. Leppard, Surrey, GB;
Inventors:
Andrew L. Lewis, Surrey, GB;
Simon W. Leppard, Surrey, GB;
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A vascular stent having an amphiphilic polymer coating is loaded with a restenosis inhibiting agent, which is sparingly soluble in water, whereby delayed release of the agent takes place after implantation of the stent.