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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2005
Applicants:
Joseph A. Chinn, Shakopee, MN (US);
Sean M. Stucke, Farmington, MN (US);
Stephen J. Chudzik, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventors:
Joseph A. Chinn, Shakopee, MN (US);
Sean M. Stucke, Farmington, MN (US);
Stephen J. Chudzik, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Surmodics, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 31/727 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provides medical articles that include more than one biocompatibility-promoting function. In one aspect, the invention provides a medical articles that include a polymeric matrix including more than one biocompatible agent, wherein each biocompatible agent is provided at a distinct portion of the medical article surface. Methods of making medical articles, as well as methods of using the same, are also described.