Biobeneficial coating compostions and methods of making and using thereof
First Claim
1. A composition for coating an implantable device comprising (1) a first block copolymer comprising a block having a glass transition temperature (Tg) below about body temperature and a second block having a Tg or a melting temperature (Tm) above about body temperature, and (2) a material selected from the group consisting of a biobeneficial polymer capable of forming a conjugate with the first block copolymer, a second block copolymer and combination thereof, wherein the second block copolymer comprising (i) a biobeneficial component;
- and (ii) a component selected from the group consisting of components miscible with the first block copolymer and components insoluble in water,
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Abstract
A biobeneficial coating composition for coating an implantable device, such as a drug eluting stent, and a method of coating the device with the composition, and an implantable device coated with the composition are provided.
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1. A composition for coating an implantable device comprising
(1) a first block copolymer comprising a block having a glass transition temperature (Tg) below about body temperature and a second block having a Tg or a melting temperature (Tm) above about body temperature, and (2) a material selected from the group consisting of a biobeneficial polymer capable of forming a conjugate with the first block copolymer, a second block copolymer and combination thereof, wherein the second block copolymer comprising (i) a biobeneficial component; - and
(ii) a component selected from the group consisting of components miscible with the first block copolymer and components insoluble in water, - 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)
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