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Stent coating

  • US 20030040790A1
  • Filed: 07/31/2002
  • Published: 02/27/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1998
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An expandable stent for use within in a body passageway including a body member, a intermediate compound, and a biological agent, said body member having first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between said first and second ends defining a longitudinal axis of said body member, said body member having a first cross-sectional shape having a first cross-sectional area which permits intraluminal delivery of said body member into the body cavity, and a second expanded cross-sectional shape having a second cross-sectional area which is greater than said first cross-sectional area, said biological agent at least partially coated on the surface of said body member, said intermediate compound at least partially securing said biological agent to said body member, said intermediate compound including at least one radiation induced cross-linking that at least partially encapsulates at least a portion of said biological agent in said intermediate compound.

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