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Nanoporous stents with enhanced cellular adhesion and reduced neointimal formation

  • US 9,770,349 B2
  • Filed: 05/24/2007
  • Issued: 09/26/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A stent for insertion into a body, the stent comprising a metal stent having a dealloyed porous surface, wherein the stent with only the porous surface and devoid of a therapeutic agent exhibits reduced neointimal formation compared to a bare metal stent having the same configuration as the metal stent and lacking the porous surface.

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