COATED MEDICAL DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for making a drug-coated angioplasty device, comprising:
- applying a solution of a lipophilic drug directly to the surface of a polymeric balloon wall of a balloon of an angioplasty device and drying the solution to form a coating of the lipophilic drug directly on the polymeric balloon wall to provide an outermost surface over the balloon, and wherein the coating is free from any containment material for the drug.
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Abstract
A coated medical device (10) including a structure (12) adapted for introduction into a passage or vessel of a patient. The structure is formed of preferably a non-porous base material (14) having a bioactive material layer (18) disposed thereon. The medical device is preferably an implantable stent or balloon (26) of which the bioactive material layer is deposited thereon. The stent can be positioned around the balloon and another layer of the bioactive material posited over the entire structure and extending beyond the ends of the positioned stent. The ends of the balloon extend beyond the ends of the stent and include the bioactive material thereon for delivering the bioactive material to the cells of a vessel wall coming in contact therewith. The balloon further includes a layer of hydrophilic material (58) positioned between the base and bioactive material layers of the balloon.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for making a drug-coated angioplasty device, comprising:
applying a solution of a lipophilic drug directly to the surface of a polymeric balloon wall of a balloon of an angioplasty device and drying the solution to form a coating of the lipophilic drug directly on the polymeric balloon wall to provide an outermost surface over the balloon, and wherein the coating is free from any containment material for the drug. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for making a drug-coated angioplasty device, comprising:
applying a solution of a lipophilic drug directly to a surface of an angioplasty device and drying the solution to form a coating of the lipophilic drug directly on the surface of the angioplasty device to provide an outermost surface over the angioplasty device, and wherein the coating is free from any containment material for the drug. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for making an angioplasty device useful for applying a lipophilic drug to a wall of a vascular vessel of a patient, the angioplasty device having an outermost surface for contact with the wall of the vascular vessel, the method comprising:
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processing an angioplasty device so as to be suitable for insertion into a patient to perform an angioplasty, wherein the processed angioplasty device has an outermost coating comprising a lipophilic drug, the outermost coating positioned on a portion of the device that contacts the wall of the vascular vessel upon conduct of an angioplasty procedure with the angioplasty device, and the outermost coating being free from any containment material for the drug; wherein said processing includes applying an amount of the lipophilic drug directly to a base material of the device portion to form said outermost coating. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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