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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2013
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
John L. Toner, Libertyville, IL (US);
Sandra E. Burke, Libertyville, IL (US);
Keith R. Cromack, Gurnee, IL (US);
Randolf von Oepen, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Abstract
System for treating vascular disease comprising a balloon having an outer surface for temporary contact with a vessel wall when in an expanded state, a coating disposed on at least a portion of the outer surface, the coating including an initial amount of a cytostatic agent selected from the group consisting of Zotarolimus (ABT578), everolimus, pimecrolimus, and a combination thereof, the coating being capable of maintaining a therapeutically effective amount of the cytostatic agent on the outer surface for delivery to a vessel wall, and further wherein between about 4.9% to about 23% of the initial amount of the cytostatic agent on the outer surface remains disposed on the outer surface after delivery of the therapeutically effective amount of the cytostatic agent to the vessel wall, and optionally, a stent disposed on the balloon.