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Local delivery of water-soluble or water-insoluble therapeutic agents to the surface of body lumens

  • US 8,734,825 B2
  • Filed: 06/17/2013
  • Issued: 05/27/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of coating a catheter balloon comprising:

  • coating a catheter balloon with a coating solution comprising iodine, an organic solvent, a substantially water-insoluble therapeutic agent, and a copolymer comprising poly(HEMA) and a monomer selected from the group consisting of glycidyl methacrylate and acrylic acid; and

    drying the catheter balloon to form a water soluble coating on the catheter balloon,wherein the copolymer is complexed with the iodine in the water soluble coating.

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