Drug delivery from stents
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1. A method for producing a drug coated intravascular stent comprising the steps:
- a) coating a metallic stent body on its inner and outer walls with a cross-linkable amphiphilic polymer;
b) subjecting the cross-linkable amphiphilic polymer to conditions under which cross-linking takes place to produce a polymer-coated stent;
c) contacting at least the outer coated wall of the polymer coated stent with a liquid drug composition comprising a sparingly water-soluble matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor (MMPI) and an organic solvent in which the MMPI is at least partially dissolved and which is capable of swelling the cross-linked polymer of the coating, for a time sufficient to swell the polymer coating on the outer wall, to produce a wet drug-coated stent; and
d) evaporating the organic solvent from the wet drug-coated stent to produce a dry drug-coated stent;
wherein the cross-linkable amphiphilic polymer is of formula;
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Abstract
A method of producing an intravascular stent has a coat comprising a crosslinked amphiphilic polymer and a sparingly water soluble matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor (MMPI). Preferably the polymer is formed from 2-methacryloyloxy-2′-ethyltrimethylammonium phosphate inner salt, C4-18 alkyl methacrylate and reactive and/or crosslinking monomer and the MMPI is a hydroxamic acid, more preferably batimastat. Preclinical and clinical results are reported, showing good luminal areas and reduced intimal thickening.
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1. A method for producing a drug coated intravascular stent comprising the steps:
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a) coating a metallic stent body on its inner and outer walls with a cross-linkable amphiphilic polymer; b) subjecting the cross-linkable amphiphilic polymer to conditions under which cross-linking takes place to produce a polymer-coated stent; c) contacting at least the outer coated wall of the polymer coated stent with a liquid drug composition comprising a sparingly water-soluble matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor (MMPI) and an organic solvent in which the MMPI is at least partially dissolved and which is capable of swelling the cross-linked polymer of the coating, for a time sufficient to swell the polymer coating on the outer wall, to produce a wet drug-coated stent; and d) evaporating the organic solvent from the wet drug-coated stent to produce a dry drug-coated stent; wherein the cross-linkable amphiphilic polymer is of formula; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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