Stent coatings containing HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors

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APP PUB NO 20030077310A1
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09991235

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Stents with coatings comprising a combination of a restenosis inhibitor comprising an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and a carrier. Also provided are methods of coating stents with a combination of an HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor and a carrier. A preferred example of a restenosis inhibitor is cerivastatin. The stent coatings have been shown to release restenosis inhibitors in their active forms.

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ZIMMER ORTHOBIOLIGICS INC12024 VISTA PARKE DRIVE AUSTIN TX 78726

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Akella, Rama Austin, TX 19 265
Pathak, Chandrashekhar Austin, TX 12 385
Ranieri, John Atlanta, GA 13 184

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