Medical devices having drug releasing polymer reservoirs
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
- a thin-walled tubular member having a plurality of openings and at least one elongated polymer strand woven through said openings wherein said elongated polymer strand has incorporated therein or thereon at least one therapeutic agent for release into tissue adjacent said elongated polymer strand when said implantable medical device is implanted into a vessel.
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Abstract
An improved implantable prosthesis for delivering one or more drugs to a target site within a lumen of a patient is disclosed. The implantable prosthesis includes a stent with a drug-releasing reservoir in the form of a sheath or strand of material. The device is generally configured to effectively and efficiently treat coronary artery disease. In addition, the device and treatment methods reduce patient recovery times and hospital costs and overall improve the quality of life for patients.
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1. An implantable medical device comprising:
a thin-walled tubular member having a plurality of openings and at least one elongated polymer strand woven through said openings wherein said elongated polymer strand has incorporated therein or thereon at least one therapeutic agent for release into tissue adjacent said elongated polymer strand when said implantable medical device is implanted into a vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 25, 26)
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14. A method for providing a therapeutic agent to tissue in need thereof comprising:
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providing an implantable medical device comprising;
a thin-walled tubular member having a plurality of openings and at least one elongated polymer strand woven through said openings wherein said elongated polymer strand has incorporated therein or thereon at least one therapeutic agent for release into said tissue;
deploying said implantable medical device to said tissue in need of a therapeutic agent. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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- 17. A vascular stent comprising a thin-walled tubular member having a plurality of openings and at least one elongated polymer strand woven through said openings wherein said at least one elongated polymer strand has incorporated therein paclitaxel.
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18. A vascular stent comprising a thin-walled tubular member having a plurality of openings and at least one elongated polymer strand woven through said openings wherein said at least one elongated polymer strand has incorporated therein rapamycin.
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19. A vascular stent comprising a thin-walled tubular member having a plurality of openings and at least one elongated polymer strand woven through said openings wherein said at least one elongated polymer strand has incorporated therein a tetrazole-containing immunosuppressant macrolide antibiotic.
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23. A vascular graft comprising a thin-walled tubular member having a plurality of openings and at least one elongated polymer strand woven through said openings wherein said at least one elongated polymer strand has incorporated therein a therapeutic selected from the group consisting of paclitaxel, rapamycin, ABT-578 and and metalloprotease inhibitors.
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24. An endovascular support device comprising a thin-walled tubular member having a plurality of openings and at least one elongated polymer strand woven through said openings wherein said at least one elongated polymer strand has incorporated therein a therapeutic selected from the group consisting of paclitaxel, rapamycin, ABT-578 and metalloprotease inhibitors.
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