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DRUG COATED INFLATABLE BALLOON HAVING A THERMAL DEPENDENT RELEASE LAYER

  • US 20170312484A1
  • Filed: 04/28/2016
  • Published: 11/02/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medical device comprising:

  • an inflatable balloon defining an interior surface and an exterior surface, the interior surface defining an interior space; and

    a coating disposed on the exterior surface of the inflatable balloon, the coating comprising a therapeutic agent,wherein the coating has a release transition temperature within a range of about 25°

    C. to about 50°

    C.,wherein, when the temperature of the coating is below the release transition temperature, at least a portion of the therapeutic agent is retained in the coating, andwherein, when the temperature of the coating is above the release transition temperature, at least a portion of the therapeutic agent is released from the coating.

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