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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2011
Applicants:
Bjoern Klocke, Zurich, CH;
Claus Harder, Uttenreuth, DE;
Alexander Borck, Aurachtal, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Biotronik AG, Buelach, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61L 31/04 (2006.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61L 31/045 (2013.01); A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61L 2420/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drug-eluting stent, comprising a base body that is made of an implant material, the base body being partially or entirely covered on the abluminal side with an active ingredient-releasing coating that comprises or is made of a polymer and an active ingredient having an antiproliferative effect, characterized in that the stent's luminal surface and the abluminal surface carrying the active ingredient-releasing coating are covered by a biocorrodible protective layer in a form-fitting manner.