Medical devices having biodegradable polymeric regions with overlying hard, thin layers
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1. An implantable or insertable medical device comprising a biodegradable polymeric region and a hard, thin biostable layer disposed over said biodegradable polymeric region.
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Implantable or insertable medical devices comprising a biodegradable polymeric region and a hard, thin layer disposed over the biodegradable polymeric region are described. Also described are methods for creating the same.
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- 1. An implantable or insertable medical device comprising a biodegradable polymeric region and a hard, thin biostable layer disposed over said biodegradable polymeric region.
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28. A stent comprising a biodegradable polymeric region and a hard, thin layer having a surface Young'"'"'s modulus ranging from 100 MPa to 300 MPa.
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