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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2007
Applicants:
Mingfei Chen, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Peiwen Cheng, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Kishore Udipi, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Mingfei Chen, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Peiwen Cheng, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Kishore Udipi, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 29/08 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 29/16 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61L 29/085 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 29/16 (2013.01); A61L 2300/416 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 2300/60 (2013.01); A61L 27/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are drug delivery systems comprising drugs admixed with polymers having drug solubility gradients and methods of making the polymers. Also disclosed are medical devices having coatings thereon comprising the drug solubility gradient-containing polymers and at least one drug.