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Nanobead releasing medical devices

  • US 8,048,441 B2
  • Filed: 06/25/2007
  • Issued: 11/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A medical device comprising a coating, the coating comprising nanobeads embedded in the coating, and the coating comprising a polymer and a material selected from the group consisting of ceramic materials, bioglass, and combinations thereof;

  • wherein the coating provides for a controlled release of a bioactive agent or agents encapsulated in the nanobeads, and the nanobeads comprise the one or more bioactive agents and a matrix, the one or more bioactive agents dispersed in the matrix of the nanobeads and the nanobeads being without a shell surrounding the matrix.

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