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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Lyudmila Kokish, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Stephen D. Pacetti, San Jose, CA (US);
John Stankus, Campbell, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lyudmila Kokish, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Stephen D. Pacetti, San Jose, CA (US);
John Stankus, Campbell, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 3/10 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A drug delivery device for delivering therapeutic agents and a method of making such a device is disclosed. The device includes an inflatable balloon. A microporous coating covers a portion of the outer surface of the wall of the balloon. The thickness of the coating and the size of the micropores can permit desirable delivery of a substance from the micropores of the coating and into the tissue of a patient's lumen.