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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2006
Patrick H. Ruane, Redwood City, CA (US);
Waleska Perez-segarra, Kingsport, TN (US);
Anthony O. Ragheb, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Neal E. Fearnot, West Lafayette, IN (US);
William D. Voorhees, Iii, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Brian L. Bates, Bloomington, IN (US);
Thomas A. Osborne, Bloomington, IN (US);
Patrick H. Ruane, Redwood City, CA (US);
Waleska Perez-Segarra, Kingsport, TN (US);
Anthony O. Ragheb, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Neal E. Fearnot, West Lafayette, IN (US);
William D. Voorhees, III, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Brian L. Bates, Bloomington, IN (US);
Thomas A. Osborne, Bloomington, IN (US);
Cook Medical Technologies LLC, Bloomington, IN (US);
Abstract
Methods of delivering a bioactive material to a body vessel are disclosed. The method steps can include providing an expandable medical device with a coating having a bioactive layer, and providing a second layer of a biodegradable polymer positioned over the bioactive layer. The second layer provides for controlled release of the bioactive material from the bioactive layer. The medical device is inserted into a body vessel using a catheter such that the medical device contacts the body vessel.