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Soluble implantable device comprising polyelectrolyte with hydrophobic counterions

  • US 9,327,062 B2
  • Filed: 02/17/2015
  • Issued: 05/03/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An implantable device comprising a biosoluble body structure and optionally comprising a coating deposited on the body structure of the implantable device, the biosoluble body structure comprising:

  • a complex comprising a polyelectrolyte and a counterion, the polyelectrolyte being poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid) (PAMPS), sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK), poly(acryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride), poly(methacryloxy(2-hydroxy)propyltrimethyl ammonium chloride), or a combination thereof;

    wherein the implantable device is selected from the group consisting of stents, stent-grafts, catheters, grafts, pacemakers, defibrillators, leads for pacemakers, leads for defibrillators, electrodes for pacemakers, electrodes for defibrillators, artificial heart valves, anastomotic clips, arterial closure devices, patent foramen ovale closure devices, and cerebrospinal fluid shunts.

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