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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2006
Syed F. A. Hossainy, Fremont, CA (US);
Gordon Stewart, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark A. Williams, Redwood City, CA (US);
Jeff Royal, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul M. Consigny, San Jose, CA (US);
Dorie M. Happ, San Jose, CA (US);
Kurt Scheinpflug, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ty HU, Mountain View, CA (US);
Syed F. A. Hossainy, Fremont, CA (US);
Gordon Stewart, San Francisco, CA (US);
Mark A. Williams, Redwood City, CA (US);
Jeff Royal, San Francisco, CA (US);
Paul M. Consigny, San Jose, CA (US);
Dorie M. Happ, San Jose, CA (US);
Kurt Scheinpflug, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ty Hu, Mountain View, CA (US);
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of coating a stent is presented such that less than 50% of the total amount of 40-O-(2-hydroxyl)ethyl-rapamycin, or an analog or derivative thereof, is released in vivo in a 24 hour period, wherein the method comprises exposing the coating to sufficient temperature to modify the structure of the polymer.