Coating for a Stent and a Method of Forming the Same
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1. A method of coating a stent, comprising:
- forming discontinuous segments of a first polymer composition in a coating layer covering a stent substrate; and
loading a second polymer composition in the coating layer, the second polymer composition disposed between and in contact with the discontinuous segments of the first polymer composition, the second polymer composition including a solvent incapable of removing one or more of the discontinuous segments of the first polymer composition from the coating layer.
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Abstract
A coating for a stent and methods for coating a stent are provided. The coating may be used for the sustained delivery of an active ingredient or a combination of active ingredients.
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1. A method of coating a stent, comprising:
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forming discontinuous segments of a first polymer composition in a coating layer covering a stent substrate; and loading a second polymer composition in the coating layer, the second polymer composition disposed between and in contact with the discontinuous segments of the first polymer composition, the second polymer composition including a solvent incapable of removing one or more of the discontinuous segments of the first polymer composition from the coating layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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