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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2006
Gina Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);
Syed F. A. Hossainy, Fremont, CA (US);
Eugene Park, Oakland, CA (US);
Qi Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Gina Zhang, Fremont, CA (US);
Syed F. A. Hossainy, Fremont, CA (US);
Eugene Park, Oakland, CA (US);
Qi Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of making a therapeutic composition, as well as the therapeutic composition so made, is disclosed. The method comprises mixing a hydrophobic drug with an aqueous buffer solution and adding a surfactant to the aqueous buffer solution to form the therapeutic composition. A implantable medical device with the therapeutic composition and a method of making a coating for an implantable medical device containing the therapeutic composition is also disclosed.