Medical devices having porous regions for controlled therapeutic agent exposure or delivery
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1. An implantable or insertable medical device comprising:
- (a) a porous region comprising pores having pore widths and (b) a therapeutic agent disposed within, beneath or both within and beneath said porous region, said porous region comprising a shape memory material capable of undergoing a change in configuration such that said pores undergo an increase or decrease in pore width upon subjecting said porous region to an activating stimulus.
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Abstract
According to an aspect of the invention, implantable or insertable medical devices are provided which contain the following: (a) one or more porous regions comprising pores and (b) one or more therapeutic agents which are (i) contained within the porous region, (ii) disposed beneath the porous region, or (iii) both. Moreover, the porous regions are capable of undergoing a change in configuration, such that the pores undergo a change in configuration, upon subjecting the porous regions to activating stimuli.
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1. An implantable or insertable medical device comprising:
- (a) a porous region comprising pores having pore widths and (b) a therapeutic agent disposed within, beneath or both within and beneath said porous region, said porous region comprising a shape memory material capable of undergoing a change in configuration such that said pores undergo an increase or decrease in pore width upon subjecting said porous region to an activating stimulus.
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