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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Applicants:
Ralph A. Chappa, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Emily R. Rolfes Meyering, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Inventors:
Ralph A. Chappa, Ham Lake, MN (US);
Emily R. Rolfes Meyering, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Assignee:
SurModics, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61L 29/08 (2006.01); A61L 29/16 (2006.01); A61L 29/04 (2006.01); A61L 29/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/085 (2013.01); A61L 29/16 (2013.01); A61L 29/044 (2013.01); A61L 29/14 (2013.01); A61M 2025/105 (2013.01); A61L 29/145 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates compositions for delivering therapeutic agents from a medical device including an expandable and collapsible structure and methods employing them. A lipid coating including one or more fatty acids increases the amount of therapeutic agent released from the device at the delivery site. The therapeutic agent can be in a matrix including a hydrophilic polymer or an amphiphilic polymer. Release and adhesion coatings can also facilitate delivery of therapeutic agent.