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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2012
Roger Labrecque, Londonderry, NH (US);
Geoffrey Moodie, Hudson, NH (US);
Joseph Ferraro, Londonderry, NH (US);
Lisa Rogers, Londonderry, NH (US);
Paul Martakos, Pelham, NH (US);
Theodore Karwoski, Hudson, NH (US);
Steve A. Herweck, Nashua, NH (US);
Roger Labrecque, Londonderry, NH (US);
Geoffrey Moodie, Hudson, NH (US);
Joseph Ferraro, Londonderry, NH (US);
Lisa Rogers, Londonderry, NH (US);
Paul Martakos, Pelham, NH (US);
Theodore Karwoski, Hudson, NH (US);
Steve A. Herweck, Nashua, NH (US);
Atrium Medical Corporation, Hudson, NH (US);
Abstract
A coated medical device and a method of providing a coating on an implantable medical device result in a medical device having a bio-absorbable coating. The coating includes a bio-absorbable carrier component. In addition to the bio-absorbable carrier component, a therapeutic agent component can also be provided. The coated medical device is implantable in a patient to effect controlled delivery of the coating, including the therapeutic agent, to the patient.