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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2005
Applicants:
Sheng-ping Zhong, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Enxin MA, Framingham, MA (US);
Eun-hyun Jang, Brookline, MA (US);
Inventors:
Sheng-Ping Zhong, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Enxin Ma, Framingham, MA (US);
Eun-Hyun Jang, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to radiation-resistant medical devices which contain polymer regions for release of therapeutic agents. The present invention also relates to radiation-resistant copolymer materials for use in connection with insertable or implantable medical devices. The radiation-sterilized medical device comprises (a) a release region and (b) at least one therapeutic agent and the release region comprises a phenoxy resin block.