Biodegradable coatings for implantable medical devices

• US 8,791,171 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2008
• Issued: 07/29/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/01/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Incorporated (Abbott Laboratories Incorporated)
• Inventors: Pacetti, Stephen D.
• Primary Examiner(s): ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM
• Application Number:
  US12/023,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20090149568A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,371 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 523/113
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2420/00 Materials or methods for coatings medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 2420/02 Methods for coating medical devices
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 27/00 Materials for grafts or prostheses or for coating grafts or prostheses dental prostheses A61C13/00; shape or structure of prostheses A61F2/00; use of preparations for artificial teeth A61K6/80; artificial kidneys A61M1/14
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 27/14 Macromolecular materials
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 27/34 Macromolecular materials
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 31/08 Materials for coatings
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 31/10 Macromolecular materials
• CPC Class Codes: A61L 31/148 Materials at least partially resorbable by the body

Abstract

Biodegradable coatings for implantable medical devices are disclosed.

Claims

1. A biodegradable coating comprising a functionalized biodegradable polymer having the formula:

2. An implantable medical device comprising the coating according to claim 1.

3. The implantable medical device of claim 2, which is a stent.