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Irradiated stent coating

  • US 8,603,158 B2
  • Filed: 03/26/2004
  • Issued: 12/10/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An expandable intraluminal graft for use within a body passageway including a body member, a intermediate compound, and biological agent, said intermediate compound, said at least one biological agent, and mixtures thereof coated on at least a portion of the body member, said body member having first and second ends and a wall surface disposed between said first and second ends defining a longitudinal axis of said body member, said body member having a first cross-sectional shape having a first cross-sectional area which permits intraluminal delivery of said body member into the body cavity, and a second expanded cross-sectional shape having a second cross-sectional area which is greater than said first cross-sectional area, said biological agent at least partially coated on or secured to the surface of said body member, said biological agent including two or more compounds selected from the group consisting of Trapidil, GM-CSF, Taxol, rapamycin, and mixtures thereof, said biological agent including Trapidil, said intermediate compound at least partially securing said biological agent to said body member, said intermediate compound at least partially encapsulating said biological agent in said intermediate compound, and combinations thereof.

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