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Endoluminal device for in vivo delivery of bioactive agents

  • US 8,697,175 B2
  • Filed: 03/05/2012
  • Issued: 04/15/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of forming a stent structure, comprising the steps of:

  • a. forming a region of an internal cavity of a strut with a sacrificial material;

    b. depositing a layer of structural material over the sacrificial material;

    c. forming one or more holes in the structural material providing fluid communication between the sacrificial material and the area external the structural material; and

    d. removing the sacrificial material forming the region of the internal cavity.

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