Surface fluorinated stent and methods thereof
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1. An intraluminal medical device comprising:
- an elongate radially expandable tubular stent having an interior luminal surface and an opposite exterior surface extending along a longitudinal stent axis;
the exterior surface of the expandable tubular stent having fluorine-containing coating.
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Abstract
An intraluminal medical device for treating tissues in a patient, the device comprising an elongate radially expandable tubular stent having an interior luminal surface and an opposite exterior surface extending along a longitudinal stent axis; the interior luminal surface, the exterior surface, and/or an entire surface of the expandable tubular stent having fluorine-containing coating to render the surface biocompatible and/or hemocompatible.
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14 Claims
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1. An intraluminal medical device comprising:
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an elongate radially expandable tubular stent having an interior luminal surface and an opposite exterior surface extending along a longitudinal stent axis; the exterior surface of the expandable tubular stent having fluorine-containing coating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for treating an intraluminal tissue of a patient, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) positioning an intraluminal medical device at an appropriate intraluminal tissue site, the intraluminal medical device comprising an elongate radially expandable tubular stent having an interior luminal surface and an opposite exterior surface extending along a longitudinal stent axis, wherein the exterior surface of the expandable tubular stent has fluorine-containing coating; and (b) deploying the radially expandable tubular stent. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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