STENT COATING
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Abstract
An expandable stent for use within a body passageway having a body member with two ends and a wall surface disposed between the ends. The body member has a first diameter to permit delivery of the body member into a body passageway and a second expanded diameter. The surface of the stent is coated with a biological agent and a polymer which controls the release of the biological agent.
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85 Claims
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1-67. -67. (canceled)
- 68. An expandable intraluminal graft for use within a body passageway including a body member, intermediate compound, and biological agent, said body member having first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between said first and second ends defining a longitudinal axis of said body member, said body member having a first cross-sectional shape having a first cross-sectional area which permits intraluminal delivery of said body member into the body cavity, and a second expanded cross-sectional shape having a second cross-sectional area which is greater than said first cross-sectional area, said biological agent at least partially secured to said body member, said biological agent including a compound selected from the group consisting of Trapidil, GM-CSF, Trapidil derivative, GM-CSF derivative, or mixtures thereof, said intermediate compound at least partially securing said biological agent to said body member, said intermediate compound including a polymer, copolymer or mixtures thereof, said intermediate compound at least partially encapsulating at least a portion of said biological agent in said intermediate compound, between said body member and said intermediate compound, or combinations thereof.
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69. The expandable intraluminal graft as defined in claim 686, wherein said biological agent is at least partially releasably coated on said graft.
- 75. A graft for use in repairing a body passageway, said graft including a body member, intermediate compound, and biological agent, said body member having first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between said first and second ends defining a longitudinal axis of said body member, said biological agent at least partially secured to said body member, said biological agent including Trapidil, GM-CSF, Trapidil derivative, GM-CSF derivative, or mixtures thereof, said intermediate compound at least partially securing said biological agent to said body member, said intermediate compound including parylene, parylene derivative or mixtures thereof, said intermediate compound at least partially encapsulating at least a portion of said biological agent in said intermediate compound, at least partially encapsulating at least a portion of said biological agent between said body member and said intermediate compound, or combinations thereof.
- 80. A graft for use in repairing a body passageway, said graft including a body member, intermediate compound, and biological agent, said body member having first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between said first and second ends defining a longitudinal axis of said body member, said biological agent at least partially secured to said body member, said biological agent including a first compound selected from the group consisting of Trapidil, GM-CSF, Trapidil derivative, GM-CSF derivative, or mixtures thereof and a second compound selected form the group consisting of paclitaxel, rapamycin, paclitaxel derivative, rapamycin derivative, or mixtures thereof, said intermediate compound at least partially securing said biological agent to said body member, said intermediate compound including parylene, parylene derivative or mixtures thereof, said intermediate compound at least partially encapsulating at least a portion of said biological agent in said intermediate compound, at least partially encapsulating at least a portion of said biological agent between said body member and said intermediate compound, or combinations thereof.
- 83. A graft for use in repairing a body passageway, said graft including a body member, intermediate compound, and biological agent, said body member having first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between said first and second ends defining a longitudinal axis of said body member, said biological agent at least partially secured to said body member, said biological agent including a first compound selected from the group consisting of Trapidil, Trapidil derivative, or mixtures thereof and a second compound selected form the group consisting of GM-CSF, GM-CSF derivative, paclitaxel, paclitaxel derivative, rapamycin, rapamycin derivative, or mixtures thereof, said intermediate compound at least partially securing said biological agent to said body member, said intermediate compound including parylene, parylene derivative or mixtures thereof, said intermediate compound at least partially encapsulating at least a portion of said biological agent in said intermediate compound, at least partially encapsulating at least a portion of said biological agent between said body member and said intermediate compound, or combinations thereof.
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