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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2008
Aiden Flanagan, Kilcolgan, IE;
David Mcmorrow, Fort Lorenzo, IE;
Anthony Malone, Oranmore, IE;
Tim O'connor, Claregalway, IE;
Aiden Flanagan, Kilcolgan, IE;
David McMorrow, Fort Lorenzo, IE;
Anthony Malone, Oranmore, IE;
Tim O'Connor, Claregalway, IE;
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention is generally directed to implantable medical devices for delivering therapeutic agents to the body tissue of a patient and methods for making such medical devices. In particular, the present invention is directed to implantable medical devices, such as intravascular stents, having a surface that includes a plurality of cavities and a plurality of pores and a composition disposed in the pores and/or cavities, as well as, implantable medical devices, such as intravascular stents, having a surface that has a coating composition disposed on the surface, wherein the coating composition includes a plurality of cavities and a plurality of pores and another coating composition disposed in the pores and/or cavities.