MEDICAL DEVICE RAPID DRUG RELEASING COATINGS COMPRISING OILS, FATTY ACIDS, AND/OR LIPIDS

• US 20080255509A1
• Filed: 05/20/2008
• Published: 10/16/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lutonix, Inc. (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Lutonix, Inc. (Becton, Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: WANG, Lixiao
• Granted Patent: US 8,414,526 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/103.02
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2/82 Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents stent-grafts for tubular structures of the body other than blood vessels A61F2/04; stent-grafts for blood vessels A61F2/07; instruments specially adapted for placement or removal of stents or stent-grafts A61F2/95; for closing wounds, or holding wounds closed A61B17/04 - A61B17/115; dilators A61M29/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2250/0067 Means for introducing or releasing pharmaceutical products into the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/337 having four-membered rings, e.g. taxol
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/436 the heterocyclic ring system containing a six-membered ring having oxygen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. rapamycin
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2300/22 Lipids, fatty acids, e.g. prostaglandins, oils, fats, waxes
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2300/416 Anti-neoplastic or anti-proliferative or anti-restenosis or anti-angiogenic agents, e.g. paclitaxel, sirolimus
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2300/602 Type of release, e.g. controlled, sustained, slow
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2300/802 Additives, excipients, e.g. cyclodextrins, fatty acids, surfactants
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 29/08 Materials for coatings
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 29/16 Biologically active materials, e.g. therapeutic substances A61L29/048 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 31/08 Materials for coatings
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 31/16 Biologically active materials, e.g. therapeutic substances A61L31/047 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/1031 Surface processing of balloon members, e.g. coating or deposition; Mounting additional parts onto the balloon member's surface
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2025/105 having a balloon suitable for drug delivery, e.g. by using holes for delivery, drug coating or membranes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/10 Balloon catheters A61M25/0125 takes precedence; embolectomy A61B17/22032; retractors A61B17/02; inflatable balloons for placing stents or stent-grafts A61F2/958 ; stomach balloons for treatment of obesity A61F5/0003; oesophagal tubes A61J15/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/1029 Production methods of the balloon members, e.g. blow-moulding, extruding, deposition or by wrapping a plurality of layers of balloon material around a mandril
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 25/104 used for angioplasty

Abstract

The invention relates to a coated medical device for rapid delivery of a therapeutic agent to a tissue in seconds to minutes. The medical device has a layer overlying the exterior surface of the medical device. The layer contains a therapeutic agent, at least one of an oil, a fatty acid, and a lipid, and an additive. In certain embodiments, the additive has a hydrophilic part and a drug affinity part, wherein the drug affinity part is at least one of a hydrophobic part, a part that has an affinity to the therapeutic agent by hydrogen bonding, a part that has an affinity to the therapeutic agent by charge, and a part that has an affinity to the therapeutic agent by van der Waals interactions. In embodiments, the additive is at least one of a surfactant and a chemical compound. In further embodiments, the chemical compound is water-soluble.

Claims

1. A medical device for delivering a therapeutic agent to a tissue, the device comprising a layer overlying an exterior surface of the medical device, the layer comprising a therapeutic agent, an additive, and at least one of an oil, a fatty acid and a lipid, wherein the additive comprises a hydrophilic part and a drug affinity part, wherein the drug affinity part is at least one of a hydrophobic part, a part that has an affinity to the therapeutic agent by hydrogen bonding, a part that has an affinity to the therapeutic agent by charge, and a part that has an affinity to the therapeutic agent by van der Waals interactions, wherein the additive is at least one of a surfactant and a chemical compound, and wherein the chemical compound is water-soluble.

2. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one of an oil, a fatty acid and a lipid is chosen from soybean oil, vegetable oil, flower oil, animal oil, marine oil, butterfat, coconut oil, palm oil, olive oil, peanut oil, fish oil, butanoic acid, hexanoic acid, octanoic acid, decanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, octadecanoic acid, octadecatrienoic acid, eicosanoic acid, eicosenoic acid, eicosatetraenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, tocotrienol, butyric acid, caproic acid, caprylic acid, capric acid, lauric acid, myristic acid, palmitic acid, palmitoleic acid, stearic acid, oleic acid, vaccenic acid, linoleic acid, alpha-linolenic acid, gamma-linolenic acid, behenic acid, erucic acid, lignoceric acid, natural or synthetic phospholipids, mono-, di-, or triacylglycerols, card iolipin, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidic acid, phosphatidylcholine, alpha tocoferol, phosphatidylethanolamine, sphingomyelin, phosphatidylserine, phosphatidyl inositol, dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine, dioleoylphosphatidylcholine, dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, distearoylphosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamines phosphatidylglycerols, sphingolipids, prostaglandins, gangliosides, neobee, niosomes, and derivatives thereof.

3. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the chemical compound is chosen from amino alcohols, hydroxylcarboxylic acid, ester, and anhydrides, hydroxyl ketone, hydroxyl lactone, hydroxyl ester, sugar phosphate, sugar sulfate, ethyl oxide, ethyl glycols, amino acids, peptides, proteins, sorbitan, glycerol, polyalcohol, phosphates, sulfates, organic acids, esters, salts, vitamins, combinations of amino alcohol and organic acid, and their substituted molecules.

4. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the surfactant is chosen from ionic, nonionic, aliphatic, and aromatic surfactants, PEG fatty esters, PEG omega-3 fatty esters, ether, and alcohols, glycerol fatty esters, sorbitan fatty esters, PEG glyceryl fatty esters, PEG sorbitan fatty esters, sugar fatty esters, PEG sugar esters, and derivatives thereof.

5. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the additive is a mixture or combination of a surfactant and a chemical compound, wherein the chemical compound has one or more hydroxyl, amino, carbonyl, carboxyl, acid, amide or ester groups.

6. The medical device according to claim 5, wherein the surfactant is chosen from ionic, nonionic, aliphatic, and aromatic surfactants, PEG fatty esters, PEG omega-3 fatty esters, ether, and alcohols, glycerol fatty esters, sorbitan fatty esters, PEG glyceryl fatty esters, PEG sorbitan fatty esters, sugar fatty esters, PEG sugar esters, and derivatives thereof.

7. The medical device according to claim 5, wherein the chemical compound having one or more hydroxyl, amino, carbonyl, carboxyl, acid, amide or ester groups is chosen from amino alcohols, hydroxylcarboxylic acid, ester, and anhydrides, hydroxyl ketone, hydroxyl lactone, hydroxyl ester, sugar phosphate, sugar sulfate, ethyl oxide, ethyl glycols, amino acids, peptides, proteins, sorbitan, glycerol, polyalcohol, phosphates, sulfates, organic acids, esters, salts, vitamins, combinations of amino alcohol and organic acid, and their substituted molecules.

9. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the tissue includes tissue of one of coronary vasculature, peripheral vasculature, cerebral vasculature, esophagus, airways, sinus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, urinary tract, prostate, and brain passages.

10. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the device includes one of a balloon catheter, a perfusion balloon catheter, an infusion catheter, perforated balloon, porous balloon, weeping balloon, a cutting balloon catheter, a scoring balloon catheter, a laser catheter, an atherectomy device, a debulking catheter, a stent, a filter, a stent graft, a covered stent, a patch, a wire, and a valve.

11. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the therapeutic agent is one of paclitaxel and analogues thereof, rapamycin and analogues thereof, beta-lapachone and analogues thereof, biological vitamin D and analogues thereof, and a mixture of these therapeutic agents.

12. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the therapeutic agent is in combination with a second therapeutic agent, wherein the therapeutic agent is one of paclitaxel, rapamycin, and analogues thereof, and wherein the second therapeutic agent is one of beta-lapachone, biological active vitamin D, and their analogues.

13. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the device further comprises an adherent layer between the exterior surface of the medical device and the layer.

14. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a top layer overlying the surface of the layer overlying the exterior surface of the medical device to reduce loss of drug during transit through a body to the tissue.

15. The medical device according to claim 14, wherein the top layer comprises an additive that is less hydrophilic than the additive in the layer overlying the exterior surface of the medical device, and wherein the additive in the top layer is chosen from p-isononylphenoxypolyglycidol, PEG laurate, Tween 20, Tween 40, Tween 60, PEG oleate, PEG stearate, PEG glyceryl laurate, PEG glyceryl oleate, PEG glyceryl stearate, polyglyceryl laurate, plyglyceryl oleate, polyglyceryl myristate, polyglyceryl palmitate, polyglyceryl-6 laurate, plyglyceryl-6 oleate, polyglyceryl-6 myristate, polyglyceryl-6 palmitate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, plyglyceryl-10 oleate, polyglyceryl-10 myristate, polyglyceryl-10 palmitate PEG sorbitan monolaurate, PEG sorbitan monolaurate, PEG sorbitan monooleate, PEG sorbitan stearate, PEG oleyl ether, PEG laurayl ether, octoxynol, monoxynol, tyloxapol, sucrose monopalmitate, sucrose monolaurate, decanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-decyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, n-decyl-β

-D-maltopyranoside, n-dodecyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, n-dodecyl-β

-D-maltoside, heptanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-heptyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, n-heptyl-β

-D-thioglucoside, n-hexyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, nonanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-noyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, octanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-octyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, octyl-β

-D-thioglucopyranoside;

cystine, tyrosine, tryptophan, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and methionine;

acetic anhydride, benzoic anhydride, ascorbic acid, 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, sodium pyrrolidone carboxylate, ethylenediaminetetraacetic dianhydride, maleic and anhydride, succinic anhydride, diglycolic anhydride, glutaric anhydride, acetiamine, benfotiamine, pantothenic acid;

cetotiamine;

cyclothiamine, dexpanthenol, niacinamide, nicotinic acid, pyridoxal 5-phosphate, nicotinamide ascorbate, riboflavin, riboflavin phosphate, thiamine, folic acid, menadiol diphosphate, menadione sodium bisulfite, menadoxime, vitamin B12, vitamin K5, vitamin K6, vitamin K6, and vitamin U;

albumin, immunoglobulins, caseins, hemoglobins, lysozymes, immunoglobins, a-2-macroglobulin, fibronectins, vitronectins, firbinogens, lipases, benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, docecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, sodium docecylsulfates, dialkyl methylbenzyl ammonium chloride, and dialkylesters of sodium sulfonsuccinic acid, L-ascorbic acid and its salt, D-glucoascorbic acid and its salt, tromethamine, triethanolamine, diethanolamine, meglumine, glucamine, amine alcohols, glucoheptonic acid, glucomic acid, hydroxyl ketone, hydroxyl lactone, gluconolactone, glucoheptonolactone, glucooctanoic lactone, gulonic acid lactone, mannoic lactone, ribonic acid lactone, lactobionic acid, glucosamine, glutamic acid, benzyl alcohol, benzoic acid, hydroxybenzoic acid, propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, lysine acetate salt, gentisic acid, lactobionic acid, lactitol, sinapic acid, vanillic acid, vanillin, methyl paraben, propyl paraben, sorbitol, cyclodextrin, (2-hydroxypropyl)-cyclodextrin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, retinoic acid, lysine acetate, gentisic acid, catechin, catechin gallate, tiletamine, ketamine, propofol, lactic acids, acetic acid, salts of any of the foregoing organic acids and amines, polyglycidol, glycerols, multiglycerols, and mixtures of the additives, and derivatives thereof.

16. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a dimethylsulfoxide solvent layer, wherein the dimethylsulfoxide solvent layer is overlying the surface of the layer.

17. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the device is capable of delivering the therapeutic agent to the tissue in about 0.1 to 2 minutes.

18. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the layer consists essentially of the therapeutic agent, the additive, and the at least one of an oil, a fatty acid and a lipid.

19. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the concentration of the therapeutic agent in the layer is from 1 to 20 μ

g/mm².

20. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the concentration of the therapeutic agent in the layer is from 2 to 10 μ

g/mm².

21. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the therapeutic agent is not water-soluble.

22. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the additive enhances penetration and absorption of the therapeutic agent in tissue.

23. The medical device according to claim 1, wherein the additive enhances release of the therapeutic from the surface of the medical device.

8. A medical device for delivering a therapeutic agent to a tissue, the device comprising a layer overlying an exterior surface of the medical device, the layer comprising a therapeutic agent, an additive, and at least one of an oil, a fatty acid and a lipid, wherein the additive comprises a hydrophilic part and a drug affinity part, wherein the drug affinity part is at least one of a hydrophobic part, a part that has an affinity to the therapeutic agent by hydrogen bonding, a part that has an affinity to the therapeutic agent by charge, and a part that has an affinity to the therapeutic agent by van der Waals interactions, and wherein the additive is chosen from p-isononylphenoxypolyglycidol, PEG laurate, PEG oleate, PEG stearate, PEG glyceryl laurate, Tween 20, Tween 40, Tween 60, Tween 80, PEG glyceryl oleate, PEG glyceryl stearate, polyglyceryl laurate, plyglyceryl oleate, polyglyceryl myristate, polyglyceryl palmitate, polyglyceryl-6 laurate, plyglyceryl-6 oleate, polyglyceryl-6 myristate, polyglyceryl-6 palmitate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, plyglyceryl-10 oleate, polyglyceryl-10 myristate, polyglyceryl-10 palmitate PEG sorbitan monolaurate, PEG sorbitan monolaurate, PEG sorbitan monooleate, PEG sorbitan stearate, PEG oleyl ether, PEG laurayl ether, octoxynol, monoxynol, tyloxapol, sucrose monopalmitate, sucrose monolaurate, decanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-decyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, n-decyl-β

-D-maltopyranoside, n-dodecyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, n-dodecyl-β

-D-maltoside, heptanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-heptyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, n-heptyl-β

-D-thioglucoside, n-hexyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, nonanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-noyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, octanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-octyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, octyl-β

-D-thioglucopyranoside;

cystine, tyrosine, tryptophan, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and methionine;

acetic anhydride, benzoic anhydride, ascorbic acid, 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, sodium pyrrolidone carboxylate, ethylenediaminetetraacetic dianhydride, maleic and anhydride, succinic anhydride, diglycolic anhydride, glutaric anhydride, acetiamine, benfotiamine, pantothenic acid;

cetotiamine;

cyclothiamine, dexpanthenol, niacinamide, nicotinic acid, pyridoxal 5-phosphate, nicotinamide ascorbate, riboflavin, riboflavin phosphate, thiamine, folic acid, menadiol diphosphate, menadione sodium bisulfite, menadoxime, vitamin B12, vitamin K5, vitamin K6, vitamin K6, and vitamin U;

albumin, immunoglobulins, caseins, hemoglobins, lysozymes, immunoglobins, a-2-macroglobulin, fibronectins, vitronectins, firbinogens, lipases, benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, docecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, sodium docecylsulfates, dialkyl methylbenzyl ammonium chloride, and dialkylesters of sodium sulfonsuccinic acid, L-ascorbic acid and its salt, D-glucoascorbic acid and its salt, tromethamine, triethanolamine, diethanolamine, meglumine, glucamine, amine alcohols, glucoheptonic acid, glucomic acid, hydroxyl ketone, hydroxyl lactone, gluconolactone, glucoheptonolactone, glucooctanoic lactone, gulonic acid lactone, mannoic lactone, ribonic acid lactone, lactobionic acid, glucosamine, glutamic acid, benzyl alcohol, benzoic acid, hydroxybenzoic acid, propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, lysine acetate salt, gentisic acid, lactobionic acid, lactitol, sinapic acid, vanillic acid, vanillin, methyl paraben, propyl paraben, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, xylitol, 2-ethoxyethanol, sugars, galactose, glucose, mannose, xylose, sucrose, lactose, maltose, sorbitol, cyclodextrin, (2-hydroxypropyl)-cyclodextrin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, retinoic acid, lysine acetate, gentisic acid, catechin, catechin gallate, tiletamine, ketamine, propofol, lactic acids, acetic acid, salts of any of the foregoing organic acids and amines, polyglycidol, glycerols, multiglycerols, and mixtures of the additives, and derivatives thereof.

24. A balloon catheter for delivering a therapeutic agent to a blood vessel, the catheter comprising a layer overlying an exterior surface of the balloon, the layer comprising a therapeutic agent, an additive, and at least one of an oil, a fatty acid and a lipid, wherein the additive comprises a hydrophilic part and a drug affinity part, wherein the drug affinity part is at least one of a hydrophobic part, a part that has an affinity to the therapeutic agent by hydrogen bonding, a part that has affinity to the therapeutic agent by charge, and a part that has an affinity to the therapeutic agent by van der Waals interactions, and wherein the additive is at least one of a surfactant and a chemical compound, and wherein the chemical compound is water-soluble.

25. The balloon catheter according to claim 24, wherein the additive is chosen from p-isononylphenoxypolyglycidol, PEG laurate, Tween 20, Tween 40, Tween 60, Tween 80, PEG oleate, PEG stearate, PEG glyceryl laurate, PEG glyceryl oleate, PEG glyceryl stearate, polyglyceryl laurate, plyglyceryl oleate, polyglyceryl myristate, polyglyceryl palmitate, polyglyceryl-6 laurate, plyglyceryl-6 oleate, polyglyceryl-6 myristate, polyglyceryl-6 palmitate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, plyglyceryl-10 oleate, polyglyceryl-10 myristate, polyglyceryl-10 palmitate PEG sorbitan monolaurate, PEG sorbitan monolaurate, PEG sorbitan monooleate, PEG sorbitan stearate, PEG oleyl ether, PEG laurayl ether, octoxynol, monoxynol, tyloxapol, sucrose monopalmitate, sucrose monolaurate, decanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-decyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, n-decyl-β

D-maltopyranoside, n-dodecyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, n-dodecyl-β

-D-maltoside, heptanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-heptyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, n-heptyl-β

-D-thioglucoside, n-hexyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, nonanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-noyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, octanoyl-N-methylglucamide, n-octyl-β

-D-glucopyranoside, octyl-β

-D-thioglucopyranoside;

cystine, tyrosine, tryptophan, leucine, isoleucine, phenylalanine, asparagine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, and methionine;

acetic anhydride, benzoic anhydride, ascorbic acid, 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, sodium pyrrolidone carboxylate, ethylenediaminetetraacetic dianhydride, maleic and anhydride, succinic anhydride, diglycolic anhydride, glutaric anhydride, acetiamine, benfotiamine, pantothenic acid;

cetotiamine;

cyclothiamine, dexpanthenol, niacinamide, nicotinic acid, pyridoxal 5-phosphate, nicotinamide ascorbate, riboflavin, riboflavin phosphate, thiamine, folic acid, menadiol diphosphate, menadione sodium bisulfite, menadoxime, vitamin B12, vitamin K5, vitamin K6, vitamin K6, and vitamin U;

albumin, immunoglobulins, caseins, hemoglobins, lysozymes, immunoglobins, a-2-macroglobulin, fibronectins, vitronectins, firbinogens, lipases, benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, docecyl trimethyl ammonium bromide, sodium docecylsulfates, dialkyl methylbenzyl ammonium chloride, and dialkylesters of sodium sulfonsuccinic acid, L-ascorbic acid and its salt, D-glucoascorbic acid and its salt, tromethamine, triethanolamine, diethanolamine, meglumine, glucamine, amine alcohols, glucoheptonic acid, glucomic acid, hydroxyl ketone, hydroxyl lactone, gluconolactone, glucoheptonolactone, glucooctanoic lactone, gulonic acid lactone, mannoic lactone, ribonic acid lactone, lactobionic acid, glucosamine, glutamic acid, benzyl alcohol, benzoic acid, hydroxybenzoic acid, propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate, lysine acetate salt, gentisic acid, lactobionic acid, lactitol, sinapic acid, vanillic acid, vanillin, methyl paraben, propyl paraben, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, tetraethylene glycol, xylitol, 2-ethoxyethanol, sugars, galactose, glucose, mannose, xylose, sucrose, lactose, maltose, sorbitol, cyclodextrin, (2-hydroxypropyl)-cyclodextrin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, retinoic acid, lysine acetate, gentisic acid, catechin, catechin gallate, tiletamine, ketamine, propofol, lactic acids, acetic acid, salts of any of the foregoing organic acids and amines, polyglycidol, glycerols, multiglycerols, and mixtures of the additives, and derivatives thereof.