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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2007
Applicants:
Mingfei Chen, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Peiwen Cheng, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Kishore Udipi, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mingfei Chen, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Peiwen Cheng, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Kishore Udipi, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08F 8/30 (2006.01); C08F 8/32 (2006.01); C08L 63/00 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Biocompatible polymers having polymer backbones with at least one secondary amine suitable for diazeniumdiolation are disclosed. Specifically, methods for providing secondary amines-containing polymers using epoxide-opening reactions are provided. More specifically, nitric oxide-releasing medical devices made using these polymers are disclosed.