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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Syed Faiyaz Ahmed Hossainy, Hayward, CA (US);
Yiwen Tang, San Jose, CA (US);
Homayon Askaryar, Newark, CA (US);
Qing Lin, Fremont, CA (US);
Thierry Glauser, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); B05D 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D 5/00 (2013.01); A61L 2300/606 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 2300/416 (2013.01); A61L 2420/02 (2013.01); A61L 2300/63 (2013.01); A61L 2420/08 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for making coatings on an implantable device, such as a drug-eluting stent. The coatings comprise a polymer and a drug in a crystalline or partially crystalline form. In addition, implantable devices produced by the methods and methods of using the coated implantable devices are described.