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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 05, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2008
Applicants:
Subramanian Venkatraman, Singapore, SG;
Yin Chiang Boey, Singapore, SG;
Laxmikant Khanolkar, Mumbai, IN;
Inventors:
Subramanian Venkatraman, Singapore, SG;
Yin Chiang Boey, Singapore, SG;
Laxmikant Khanolkar, Mumbai, IN;
Assignee:
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61L 31/14 (2006.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 31/141 (2013.01); A61F 2/91 (2013.01); A61L 31/10 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30064 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0067 (2013.01); A61F 2310/0097 (2013.01); A61L 2420/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of non-biodegradable stents, and therein to non-biodegradable stents coated with at least one layer of a biodegradable polymer which maintains mechanical integrity of the coating both in storage and upon balloon expansion and which can optionally release drugs. The at least one polymer layer comprises a biodegradable polymer and a plasticizer. The present invention also relates to a manufacturing method of such a non-biodegradable stent.