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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2009
James Lee Shippy, Iii, Wilmington, NC (US);
Jan Weber, Maastricht, NL;
Karl Jagger, Deephaven, MN (US);
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Liliana Atanasoska, Edina, MN (US);
James Lee Shippy, III, Wilmington, NC (US);
Jan Weber, Maastricht, NL;
Karl Jagger, Deephaven, MN (US);
Tracee Eidenschink, Wayzata, MN (US);
Liliana Atanasoska, Edina, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
In accordance with one aspect, the invention relates to medical devices which comprise at least one reservoir, a therapeutic-agent-containing region disposed within the reservoir and an electrode comprising a conductive polymer. The devices of the invention are configured such that a rate of release of the therapeutic agent from the reservoir changes upon a change in the oxidation state of the conductive polymer.