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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2010
Xingguo Cheng, San Antonio, TX (US);
Nitin Nitin, Vacaville, CA (US);
Jorge G. Rossini, San Antonio, TX (US);
Stephen T. Wellinghoff, San Antonio, TX (US);
Xingguo Cheng, San Antonio, TX (US);
Nitin Nitin, Vacaville, CA (US);
Jorge G. Rossini, San Antonio, TX (US);
Stephen T. Wellinghoff, San Antonio, TX (US);
Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX (US);
Abstract
A medical implant for drug delivery comprising an inner layer of polymer material including a drug dispersed therein and an outer layer which may then mediate the release of the drug in a controllable manner. The outer layer may adhere and/or penetrate the underlying layer and offer a protective coating along with improved mechanical strength along with the ability to hydrate and become permeable to water and allow for drug release.