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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2008
Applicants:
Andrea Grignani, Chieri, IT;
Maria Curcio, Saluggia, IT;
Vincenzo Cassolaro, Saluggia, IT;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sorin Biomedica Cardio S.R.L., Saluggia (Vercelli), IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/10 (2006.01); B05D 1/00 (2006.01); B05D 1/40 (2006.01); A61F 2/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for depositing an active substance on selected regions of the surface of a stent, comprising: (i) providing the active substance in at least one form selected from the group consisting of a powder and a paste; and (ii) depositing the active substance on the selected regions of the surface of the stent. Preferably, the active substance comprises or consists essentially of FK506, such as FK506 in the form of a powder with a grain size smaller than 15 micron or a paste with a base of FK506 with a viscosity not lower than 100,000 to 120,000 cps.