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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2009
Jessica R. Desnoyer, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen D. Pacetti, San Jose, CA (US);
Lothar W. Kleiner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Syed F. A. Hossainy, Fremont, CA (US);
Yung-ming Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gordon Stewart, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gina Zhang, Temecula, CA (US);
Jessica R. DesNoyer, San Jose, CA (US);
Stephen D. Pacetti, San Jose, CA (US);
Lothar W. Kleiner, Los Altos, CA (US);
Syed F. A. Hossainy, Fremont, CA (US);
Yung-Ming Chen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Gordon Stewart, San Francisco, CA (US);
Gina Zhang, Temecula, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention generally encompasses a medical article, such as a medical device or coating comprising an agent or combination of agents, wherein the agent is distributed throughout a polymeric matrix. The polymeric matrix comprises an agent and a poly(ester amide) having a design that was preselected to provide a predetermined release rate of the combination of agents from the medical article.