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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2009
Applicants:
Liliana Atanasoska, Edina, MN (US);
Jan Weber, Maastricht, NL;
Robert Warner, Woodbury, MN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 1/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61M 31/00 (2006.01); A61L 29/08 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01); A61L 29/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61L 29/085 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 29/16 (2013.01); A61L 2300/608 (2013.01); A61L 2420/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one aspect, the present invention provides composite coatings for implantable or insertable medical devices. These composite coatings comprise (a) an inorganic portion and (b) a polymeric portion that comprises a poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) block.