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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
Florian N. Ludwig, Mountain View, CA (US);
Syed F. A. Hossainy, Fremont, CA (US);
Srinivasan Sridharan, Bel Air, MD (US);
Carol Lee, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Florian N. Ludwig, Mountain View, CA (US);
Syed F. A. Hossainy, Fremont, CA (US);
Srinivasan Sridharan, Bel Air, MD (US);
Carol Lee, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods are disclosed for controlling the morphology and the release-rate of active agent from coating layers for medical devices comprising a polymer matrix and one or more active agents. The methods comprise fixing the morphology or phase distribution of the active agent prior to removing solvent from the coating composition. The coating layers can be used for controlled the delivery of an active agent or a combination of active agents.