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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Applicants:
Dennis R. Boulais, Danielson, CT (US);
Maria Palasis, Wellesley, MA (US);
Samuel Epstein, Newton, MA (US);
Wendy Naimark, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Dennis R. Boulais, Danielson, CT (US);
Maria Palasis, Wellesley, MA (US);
Samuel Epstein, Newton, MA (US);
Wendy Naimark, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to microarray polymeric barriers designed to control the release rate of therapeutic agents. By varying the thickness of the coating or affecting, physically and/or chemically, the constituents of the barrier composition, the release profile of the underlying therapeutic agent can be modified and controlled.