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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2012
Tobias Diener, Fuerth, DE;
Elisabeta Burean, Erlangen, DE;
Matthias Fringes, Ansbach, DE;
Biotronik AG, Buelach, CH;
Abstract
An implant having a preferably hollow cylindrical main structure comprising a large number of continuous openings and a coating which releases at least one pharmaceutically active substance. To attain a better distribution of the pharmaceutically active substance, at least 20% of the cross-sectional area, preferably at least 50% of the cross-sectional area, of at least a portion of the openings in a predetermined section of the main structure is covered with the coating which releases at least one pharmaceutically active substance. Furthermore, a system composed of a catheter and such an implant, a simple method for manufacturing such an implant or such a system is provided.