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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2011
Applicants:
Daniel Broom, Branford, CT (US);
Joshua Stopek, Guilford, CT (US);
Amin Elachchabi, Hamden, CT (US);
Inventors:
Daniel Broom, Branford, CT (US);
Joshua Stopek, Guilford, CT (US);
Amin Elachchabi, Hamden, CT (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61L 15/44 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61L 15/44 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); A61L 2300/402 (2013.01); A61L 2300/45 (2013.01); A61L 2300/602 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device includes a substrate having at least one surface. The surface has a central portion and a peripheral portion. At least one bioactive agent is disposed over at least a portion of the surface. The medical device having a concentration gradient of the at least one bioactive between the central and peripheral portions.