Deforming surface of drug eluting coating to alter drug release profile of a medical device
First Claim
1. A method for altering a drug release profile of a coating on a medical device, comprising:
- increasing a surface area of the coating of the medical device to obtain an altered drug release profile.
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Abstract
A method is provided for altering a drug release profile of a coating of a medical device. The method includes determining the drug release profile of the coating of the medical device; determining an increased surface area necessary to alter the drug release profile to an altered drug release profile; and increasing a surface area of the coating of the medical device to obtain the altered drug release profile. A method is provided for improving a drug release profile of a coating of a medical device. The method includes determining an expected drug release profile of the coating of the medical device using first process parameters of a coating method; determining an increased surface area necessary to obtain an improved drug release profile; and altering the first process parameters to second process parameters of the coating method to achieve the increased surface area. A device is provided for altering a drug release profile of a coating of a medical device. The device includes an arrangement adapted to hold the medical device and an arrangement adapted to indent a surface area of the coating.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for altering a drug release profile of a coating on a medical device, comprising:
increasing a surface area of the coating of the medical device to obtain an altered drug release profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for improving a drug release profile of a coating of a medical device, comprising:
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determining an expected drug release profile of the coating of the medical device using first process parameters of a coating method;
determining an increased surface area necessary to obtain an improved drug release profile; and
altering the first process parameters to second process parameters of the coating method to achieve the increased surface area. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A device for altering a drug release profile of a coating of a medical device, comprising:
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an arrangement adapted to hold the medical device; and
an arrangement adapted to indent a surface area of the coating. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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