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Method of forming hollow tubular drug eluting medical devices

  • US 20110070358A1
  • Filed: 09/17/2010
  • Published: 03/24/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2009
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of forming a medical device comprising the steps of:

  • utilizing a hollow wire having an outer member and a lumen of the outer member;

    filling the lumen with a liquid to form a supported hollow wire;

    shaping the supported hollow wire into a pattern;

    forming openings through the outer member; and

    after the step of shaping the supported hollow wire into the pattern, processing the supported hollow wire such that the liquid is removed from the lumen of the outer member without adversely affecting the outer member.

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