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Coating formulations for scoring or cutting balloon catheters

  • US 10,471,184 B2
  • Filed: 05/14/2019
  • Issued: 11/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of manufacturing a medical device for use in angioplasty or coronary angioplasty, comprising:

  • providing a balloon catheter, the balloon catheter comprising;

    a shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion;

    an inflatable balloon coupled to the distal portion of the shaft;

    a nonimplantable scoring structure surrounding the balloon; and

    spraying a coating composition onto at least a portion of a surface of the balloon catheter, the coating composition comprising at least one drug and at least one lipophilic antioxidant, the coating composition being 3-100% by weight of the at least one drug, wherein the at least one drug is selected from the group consisting of a Limus drug, a cell proliferation inhibitor, and an inhibitor of neovascularization, wherein the at least one lipophilic antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of butylated hydroxytoluene, butylated hydroxyanisole, nordihydroguaiaretic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, and propyl gallate, wherein a combination of a Limus drug with butylated hydroxytoluene as the lipophilic antioxidant is excluded, wherein the at least one lipophilic antioxidant protects the at least one drug from premature loss.

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