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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2009
Yufu LI, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Deborah Schachter, Edison, NJ (US);
Raymond S. Shissias, Iselin, NJ (US);
Sandra Wechsler, Wettingen, CH;
Yufu Li, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Deborah Schachter, Edison, NJ (US);
Raymond S. Shissias, Iselin, NJ (US);
Sandra Wechsler, Wettingen, CH;
DePuy International Limited, Leeds, West Yorkshire, GB;
Abstract
An implantable medical device, which comprises a device substrate, a coating on the substrate which includes a drug which is highly soluble in water, and a protective layer which overlies the coating. The protective layer comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid and a lactic acid/glycolic acid copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 40,000.