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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 27, 2007
Liliana Atanasoska, Edina, MN (US);
Robert W. Warner, Woodbury, MN (US);
Michael S. Arney, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jan Weber, Maastricht, NL;
Liliana Atanasoska, Edina, MN (US);
Robert W. Warner, Woodbury, MN (US);
Michael S. Arney, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Jan Weber, Maastricht, NL;
Boston Scientific SciMed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
In accordance with an aspect of the invention, implantable or insertable medical devices are provided that comprise (a) a substrate and (b) a porous layer comprising close packed spherical pores disposed over the substrate. The porous layer may also comprise a therapeutic agent. In another aspect, the present invention provides methods of forming implantable or insertable medical devices. These methods comprise forming a predecessor structure that comprises (i) a substrate over which is disposed (ii) an assembly of microspheres. This assembly of microspheres is then used as a template for the formation of a porous layer, which may be subsequently loaded with a therapeutic agent.