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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
May. 11, 2011
Applicants:
Liliana Atanasoska, Edina, MN (US);
Mourad Rahi, Roseville, MN (US);
Robert W. Warner, Woodbury, MN (US);
Inventors:
Liliana Atanasoska, Edina, MN (US);
Mourad Rahi, Roseville, MN (US);
Robert W. Warner, Woodbury, MN (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61L 31/02 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/148 (2013.01); A61L 31/022 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61L 2300/416 (2013.01);
Abstract
In embodiments, a stent includes a copolymer having a modulus of about 10 MPa or less and exhibiting hydrolytic degradation substantially by surface erosion. For example, the copolymer can include elastic segments formed of trimethyl carbonate polymer or copolymer, and rigid segments formed of a lactide, glycolide, ε-caprolactone polymer or copolymer.