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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2013
Applicant:
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jill P. Mendelson, San Francisco, CA (US);
Ya Guo, Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Christopher W. Storment, Sonoma, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Vascular, Inc., Santa Rosa, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/148 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stent includes a bioabsorbable metal, a hydrothermal conversion film covering the bioabsorbable metal, and a coating covering the hydrothermal conversion film. A method for manufacturing a stent includes forming a stent body comprising a bioabsorbable metal, forming a hydrothermal conversion film over surfaces of the stent body, and coating the hydrothermal conversion film with an overcoat.