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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2010
Liliana Atanasoska, Edina, MN (US);
Aiden Flanagan, Galway, IE;
Liza J. Davis, St. Michael, MN (US);
Kent Harrison, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David J. Sogard, Edina, MN (US);
Liliana Atanasoska, Edina, MN (US);
Aiden Flanagan, Galway, IE;
Liza J. Davis, St. Michael, MN (US);
Kent Harrison, Maple Grove, MN (US);
David J. Sogard, Edina, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a biodegradable, self-powered medical device for preventing or reducing reperfusion injury, comprising a galvanic cell, the galvanic cell comprising: a first biodegradable electrode member; and a second biodegradable electrode member comprising a biodegradable conductive polymer and an electrode-releasable therapeutic agent, wherein the galvanic cell generates an electric force sufficient to cause the electrode-releasable therapeutic agent to be released from the biodegradable conductive polymer and elute to a target location. The device may further include a reservoir material containing a burst-release therapeutic agent.