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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2000
Applicant:
Christopher T. Boyle, San Antonio, TX (US);
Inventor:
Christopher T. Boyle, San Antonio, TX (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Bio Prosthestic Surfaces, Ltd., Dallas, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The disclosure of the invention provides an implantable structural element for in vivo delivery of bioactive agents to a situs in a body. The implantable structural element may be configured as an implantable prosthesis, such as an endoluminal stent, cardiac valve, osteal implant or the like, which serves a dual function of being prosthetic and a carrier for a bioactive agent. Alternatively, the implantable structural element may simply be an implantable article that serves the single function of acting as a time-release carrier for the bioactive agent.