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Modified stent useful for delivery of drugs along stent strut

  • US 6,273,913 B1
  • Filed: 04/16/1998
  • Issued: 08/14/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/18/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A stent comprising:

  • a generally thin walled cylinder, said cylinder containing a plurality of struts, said struts expandable struts having a generally uniform thickness; and

    a channel formed in at least one of said struts, said channel having a closed perimeter on all sides and an open top, and said channel smaller in all dimensions than said strut, said channel containing a therapeutic agent applied therein and wherein the therapeutic agent is rapamycin.

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