Biodegradable polymers for use with implantable medical devices
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1. A stent fabricated from or coated with a composition comprising a bioerodible hydrophobic polymer having a plurality of water-labile bonds wherein the polymer has sufficient mechanical strength to withstand forces present in mammalian vascular systems and also bioerodes from its surface inward.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a stent fabricated of or coated with a composition comprising a biodegradable hydrophobic polymer containing water-labile bonds such that a device fabricated of the composition or the surface of a device coated with the requisite mechanical characteristics required of a stent and the polymer erodes from its outer surface inward.
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- 1. A stent fabricated from or coated with a composition comprising a bioerodible hydrophobic polymer having a plurality of water-labile bonds wherein the polymer has sufficient mechanical strength to withstand forces present in mammalian vascular systems and also bioerodes from its surface inward.
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