Coated implantable medical device
First Claim
1. A method of preparing a catheter having a portion for performing percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, wherein said portion has a drug coating, the method comprising:
- mixing at least one drug with a volatile fluid to create a drug mixture; and
applying said drug mixture to at least part of an exterior surface of said portion, wherein said portion is a balloon.
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Abstract
A coated implantable medical device 10 includes a structure 12 adapted for introduction into the vascular system, esophagus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, or urinary tract; at least one coating layer 16 posited on one surface of the structure; and at least one layer 18 of a bioactive material posited on at least a portion of the coating layer 16, wherein the coating layer 16 provides for the controlled release of the bioactive material from the coating layer. In addition, at least one porous layer 20 can be posited over the bioactive material layer 18, wherein the porous layer includes a polymer and provides for the controlled release of the bioactive material therethrough. Preferably, the structure 12 is a coronary stent. The porous layer 20 includes a polymer applied preferably by vapor or plasma deposition and provides for a controlled release of the bioactive material. It is particularly preferred that the polymer is a polyamide, parylene or a parylene derivative, which is deposited without solvents, heat or catalysts, and merely by condensation of a monomer vapor.
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45 Claims
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1. A method of preparing a catheter having a portion for performing percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, wherein said portion has a drug coating, the method comprising:
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mixing at least one drug with a volatile fluid to create a drug mixture; and applying said drug mixture to at least part of an exterior surface of said portion, wherein said portion is a balloon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of preparing a catheter having a portion for performing percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, wherein said portion has a drug coating, the method comprising:
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mixing at least one drug with a volatile fluid to create a drug mixture, applying said drug mixture to at least part of an exterior surface of said portion, and coating at least part of the exterior surface of said portion with a polymer to form a polymer coating prior to applying said drug mixture to at least a part of the exterior surface of said portion. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of preparing a catheter having a portion for performing percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, wherein said portion has a drug coating, the method comprising:
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mixing at least one drug with a volatile fluid to create a drug mixture; and applying said drug mixture to at least part of an exterior surface of said portion, wherein the volatile fluid is ethanol. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A method of preparing a catheter having a portion for performing percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, wherein said portion has a drug coating, the method comprising:
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mixing at least one drug with a volatile fluid to create a drug mixture; and applying said drug mixture to at least part of an exterior surface of said portion, wherein said at least one drug is paclitaxel.
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20. A method of preparing a catheter having a portion for performing percutaneous transluminal angioplasty, wherein said portion has a drug coating, the method comprising:
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mixing at least one drug with a volatile fluid to create a drug mixture; and applying said drug mixture to at least part of an exterior surface of said portion, wherein said at least one drug comprises a combination of paclitaxel and an agent selected from the group consisting of anticoagulants, antimitotics, antithrombogenics, thrombolytics, antiinflammatory agents, nitric oxide, nitric oxide promoter, and growth factors.
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21. A method of preparing a balloon catheter having a balloon with a substantially water-insoluble drug coating, comprising:
- a catheter for insertion into a body lumen, having a shaft and an expandable balloon at a distal end of the shaft, said balloon having a polymer coating on at least a portion of an exterior surface, said polymer coating having a thickness of between about 0.5 and 50 microns, said polymer coating containing at least one substantially water-insoluble drug, said method comprising the steps of;
dissolving said at least one substantially water-insoluble drug in an organic solvent to create a drug solution; andapplying said drug solution to at least a portion of the exterior surface of said balloon. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
- a catheter for insertion into a body lumen, having a shaft and an expandable balloon at a distal end of the shaft, said balloon having a polymer coating on at least a portion of an exterior surface, said polymer coating having a thickness of between about 0.5 and 50 microns, said polymer coating containing at least one substantially water-insoluble drug, said method comprising the steps of;
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22. The method of claimed 21, wherein said polymer coating has a thickness of about 5 microns.
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25. A method of preparing a catheter with a drug coating comprising:
- dissolving at least one drug in an organic solvent to create a drug solution; and
applying said drug solution to at least a portion of an exterior surface of the catheter, wherein said catheter is a balloon catheter, and said portion of said exterior surface is a portion of the exterior surface of the balloon. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
- dissolving at least one drug in an organic solvent to create a drug solution; and
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33. A method of preparing a catheter with a drug coating comprising:
- dissolving at least one drug in an organic solvent to create a drug solution; and
applying said drug solution to at least a portion of an exterior surface of the catheter, further comprising the step of coating at least part of the exterior surface of said portion with a polymer to form a polymer coating prior to applying said drug solution to at least a part of the exterior surface of said portion. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
- dissolving at least one drug in an organic solvent to create a drug solution; and
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42. A method of preparing a catheter with a drug coating comprising:
- dissolving at least one drug in an organic solvent to create a drug solution; and
applying said drug solution to at least a portion of an exterior surface of the catheter, wherein the organic solvent is ethanol. - View Dependent Claims (45)
- dissolving at least one drug in an organic solvent to create a drug solution; and
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43. A method of preparing a catheter with a drug coating comprising:
- dissolving at least one drug in an organic solvent to create a drug solution; and
applying said drug solution to at least a portion of an exterior surface of the catheter, wherein said at least one drug is paclitaxel.
- dissolving at least one drug in an organic solvent to create a drug solution; and
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44. A method of preparing a catheter with a drug coating comprising:
- dissolving at least one drug in an organic solvent to create a drug solution; and
applying said drug solution to at least a portion of an exterior surface of the catheter, wherein said at least one water-insoluble drug comprises a combination of paclitaxel and an agent selected from the group consisting of anticoagulants, antimitotics, antithrombogenics, thrombolytics, anti-inflammatory agents, nitric oxide, nitric oxide promoter, and growth factors.
- dissolving at least one drug in an organic solvent to create a drug solution; and
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