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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Dan Castro, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Yunbing Wang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/08 (2006.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); B05D 1/34 (2006.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/08 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61F 2/915 (2013.01); A61F 2/06 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91558 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91566 (2013.01); A61F 2002/91575 (2013.01); A61F 2002/9522 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0067 (2013.01); B05D 1/34 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49913 (2015.01);
Abstract
Methods for increasing the fracture resistance of a polymer stent's drug-polymer coating and scaffolding including applying a coating and crimping using techniques that increase the resistance to fracture in the coating layer and scaffolding and scaffolding.