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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2007
Applicants:
Randolf Von Oepen, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
John Toner, Libertyville, IL (US);
Inventors:
Randolf Von Oepen, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
John Toner, Libertyville, IL (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT LABORATORIES, Abbott Park, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 29/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61L 29/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/085 (2013.01); A61F 2/958 (2013.01); A61L 29/14 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9583 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for improving the retention between the surfaces of medical devices. The method includes coating a surface of one medical device such as a stent with a coating that includes a functional group and coating a surface of another medical device such as a balloon with a coating that includes an identical or different functional group. The method further includes interacting the coated surfaces to produce a plurality of bonds between the surfaces, thereby improving retention.