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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Surmodics, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Joseph Schmidt McGonigle, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Aleksey V. Kurdyumov, Maplewood, MN (US);
Jeffrey J. Missling, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Nathan A. Lockwood, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Kevin W. Burton, Hoover, AL (US);
Beth A. Petersen, Glencoe, MN (US);
Surmodics, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Abstract
A biocompatible polymeric controlled release matrix barrier structure for delivery of one or more bioactive agents from an implantable medical device is described. In an embodiment, a biocompatible polymeric controlled release matrix barrier structure is included. The biocompatible polymeric controlled release matrix can include a body structure formed of a compliant material comprising one or more compliant biocompatible polymers and one or more bioactive agents. The body structure can define a central aperture through which a subcutaneous element of an implantable medical device passes. Other embodiments are included herein.