Compositions and devices incorporating water-insoluble therapeutic agents and methods of the use thereof
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1. A medical device comprising:
- a base structure having a surface, anda coating on the surface comprising a water-insoluble therapeutic agent solubilized within a matrix of gallate-containing compound, wherein the coating is free of a polymeric carrier and wherein the coating adheres directly to the base structure and forms an outermost surface of the medical device.
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Abstract
Various aspects of the present invention provide compositions and implantable devices including a water-insoluble therapeutic agent solubilized in a matrix of a gallate-containing compound. Other aspects provide methods of manufacturing and using such compositions and devices
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1. A medical device comprising:
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a base structure having a surface, and a coating on the surface comprising a water-insoluble therapeutic agent solubilized within a matrix of gallate-containing compound, wherein the coating is free of a polymeric carrier and wherein the coating adheres directly to the base structure and forms an outermost surface of the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17)
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15. A medical device comprising:
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a base structure comprising a balloon or a stent, and a coating on the base structure comprising a gallate containing compound and a taxane agent, wherein the gallate containing compound and the taxane agent are present at a weight ratio of between 1 to 40 and 500 to 1 gallate containing compound to taxane agent wherein the coating is free of a polymeric carrier and wherein the coating adheres directly to the base structure and forms an outermost surface of the medical device. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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18. A medical device comprising:
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a balloon, and a coating on the balloon comprising a gallate containing compound and a taxane agent, wherein the taxane agent is solubilized within a matrix of the gallate containing compound, wherein the gallate containing compound and the taxane agent are present at a weight ratio of between 30 to 1 and 100 to 1 gallate containing compound to taxane agent, wherein the coating is free of a polymeric carrier and wherein the coating adheres directly to the balloon and forms an outermost surface of the medical device.
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