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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2016
Applicant:
Lutonix, Inc., New Hope, MN (US);
Inventor:
Lixiao Wang, Medina, MN (US);
Assignee:
Lutonix, Inc., New Hope, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/16 (2006.01); A61K 31/337 (2006.01); A61K 31/436 (2006.01); A61L 29/18 (2006.01); A61L 31/16 (2006.01); A61L 31/18 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61L 29/08 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 29/16 (2013.01); A61K 31/337 (2013.01); A61K 31/436 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61L 29/08 (2013.01); A61L 29/085 (2013.01); A61L 29/18 (2013.01); A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61L 31/18 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61L 2300/216 (2013.01); A61L 2300/416 (2013.01); A61L 2300/428 (2013.01); A61L 2300/608 (2013.01); A61L 2300/802 (2013.01); A61L 2420/06 (2013.01); A61L 2420/08 (2013.01); A61M 2025/105 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1025 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical devices are provided for delivering a therapeutic agent to a tissue. The medical device has a layer overlying the exterior surface of the medical device. The layer contains a therapeutic agent and an additive. The additive has a hydrophilic part and a hydrophobic part and the therapeutic agent is not enclosed in micelles or encapsulated in particles or controlled release carriers.