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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2005
Liliana Atanasoska, Edina, MN (US);
Jan Weber, Maple Grove, MN (US);
James Lee Shippy, Iii, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Liliana Atanasoska, Edina, MN (US);
Jan Weber, Maple Grove, MN (US);
James Lee Shippy, III, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
According to an aspect of the present invention, medical devices are provided, which are adapted for implantation or insertion into a subject and which include at least one multilayer region that contains multiple charged layers of alternating charge. The multiple charged layers, in turn, include the following: (i) at least one charged block copolymer (e.g., a charged block copolymer that contains one or more polyelectrolyte blocks) and (ii) at least one charged therapeutic agent (e.g., a charged therapeutic agent that contains one or more polyelectrolyte blocks).