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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2008
David Mcmorrow, Fort Lorenzo, IE;
Barry Heaney, Ballbilit, IE;
Anthony Malone, Oranmore, IE;
Aiden Flanagan, Kilcolgan, IE;
Tim O'connor, Claregalway, IE;
David McMorrow, Fort Lorenzo, IE;
Barry Heaney, Ballbilit, IE;
Anthony Malone, Oranmore, IE;
Aiden Flanagan, Kilcolgan, IE;
Tim O'Connor, Claregalway, IE;
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention relates generally to an implantable medical device for delivering a therapeutic agent to the body tissue of a patient, and a method for making such a medical device. In particular, the invention pertains to an implantable stent, such as an intravascular stent, having a coating comprising an inorganic or ceramic oxide, metal or inert carbon and a plurality of reservoirs in such material that contain a therapeutic agent.