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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2006
Medical devices and coatings therefore comprising biodegradable polymers with enhanced functionality
Applicants:
Peiwen Cheng, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Mingfei Chen, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Kishore Udipi, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Peiwen Cheng, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Mingfei Chen, 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 2/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61K 31/436 (2006.01); A61L 27/34 (2006.01); A61K 31/00 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/34 (2013.01); A61K 31/00 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61L 2300/416 (2013.01);
Abstract
Biodegradable polymers useful for fabricating implantable medical devices and as coatings for medical devices are provided. The biodegradable polymers are biocompatible and can be tuned to provide optimum bioactive agent elution rates as well as degradation rates. Also provided are methods for making medical devices and medical device coatings using the biodegradable polymers.