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Drug eluting medical implant

  • US 8,888,840 B2
  • Filed: 04/16/2013
  • Issued: 11/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A medical implant comprising:

  • a tubular structure comprising a first polymeric material;

    a first conformal coating comprising poly(lactic acid-co-caprolactone), said first conformal coating at least partially coating said tubular structure and increasing the mass of said tubular structure by at least about 20 percent;

    a second conformal coating at least partially coating said first conformal coating and comprising a second polymeric material and paclitaxel, said second conformal coating comprising between 0.3 weight percent and 5 weight percent of paclitaxel.

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