Medical devices having porous layers and methods for making the same
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1. A stent for insertion into a body structure, comprising:
- a tubular member having;
a first end and a second end, a lumen extending along a longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end, an outer surface, an inner luminal surface; and
at least one porous layer, the porous layer comprising an interstitial structure and an interstitial space;
wherein the interstitial space is generally configured by the removal of at least one sacrificial material from a mixture comprising at least one sacrificial material with one or more structural materials that comprise the interstitial structure of the porous layer; and
wherein the porous layer is adapted to receive and release at least one therapeutic agent.
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Abstract
The present invention relates generally to medical devices with therapy eluting components and methods for making same. More specifically, the invention relates to implantable medical devices having at least one porous layer, and methods for making such devices, and loading such devices with therapeutic agents. A mixture or alloy is placed on the surface of a medical device, then one component of the mixture or alloy is generally removed without generally removing the other components of the mixture or alloy.
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157 Claims
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1. A stent for insertion into a body structure, comprising:
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a tubular member having;
a first end and a second end, a lumen extending along a longitudinal axis between the first end and the second end, an outer surface, an inner luminal surface; and
at least one porous layer, the porous layer comprising an interstitial structure and an interstitial space;
wherein the interstitial space is generally configured by the removal of at least one sacrificial material from a mixture comprising at least one sacrificial material with one or more structural materials that comprise the interstitial structure of the porous layer; and
wherein the porous layer is adapted to receive and release at least one therapeutic agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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59. A therapy-eluting medical device, comprising:
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at least one component of a medical device having at least one therapy-eluting surface comprising an interstitial structure and an interstitial space, wherein the interstitial space is configured generally by the removal of at least a portion of one sacrificial material from a mixture comprising at least one sacrificial material and one or more structural materials that comprise the interstitial structure of the porous layer; and
wherein the therapy-eluting surface is adapted to receive and release at least one therapeutic agent. - View Dependent Claims (60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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75. A therapy-eluting medical device, comprising:
at least one component of a medical device having at least one porous surface comprising an interstitial structure and an interstitial space, wherein the interstitial space is configured generally by the removal of at least a portion of one sacrificial material from a mixture comprising at least one sacrificial material and one or more structural materials that comprise the interstitial structure of the porous layer. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77)
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78. A method for manufacturing a medical device with at least one non-polymeric porous layer, comprising the steps of:
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providing at least a component of a medical device having at least one surface; and
depositing a layer of a material onto at least a portion of the surface;
the layer of material comprising at least one sacrificial component and at least one structural component and at least one component is not a polymer or therapeutic agent. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90)
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91. A method of loading a porous medical device with a therapeutic agent, comprising the steps of:
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providing at least a component of a medical device having a dealloyed porous zone, the dealloyed porous zone comprising an interstitial structure and an interstitial space; and
filling at least a portion of the interstitial space with at least one therapeutic agent. - View Dependent Claims (92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153)
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132. A method of treating a patient, comprising the steps of:
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providing a medical device with a nanoporous component loaded with a therapeutic agent;
placing the medical device at a treatment site; and
releasing at least a portion of the therapeutic agent from the porous component under active pressure. - View Dependent Claims (133, 134, 135, 136, 137)
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138. A method of treating a patient, comprising the steps of:
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providing a medical device with a porous component loaded with a prodrug;
placing the medical device at a treatment site;
releasing at least a portion of the prodrug from the porous component; and
reacting the prodrug generally within the treatment site to form an active drug. - View Dependent Claims (139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145)
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154. A device for loading porous medical devices with a therapeutic agent, comprising:
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a vacuum chamber;
a vacuum pump attached to the vacuum chamber, a therapeutic reagent reservoir;
a flow controller attached to the reservoir; and
a porous device holder within the vacuum chamber. - View Dependent Claims (155, 156, 157)
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