Methods for using a stent having nanoporous layers

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8449602
APP PUB NO 20060193888A1
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11352426

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Implantable medical devices having at least one porous layer, and methods for making such devices, and loading such devices with therapeutic agents are described. A mixture or alloy is placed on the surface of a medical device, then one component of the mixture or alloy is generally removed without generally removing the other components of the mixture or alloy to create the pores of the porous layer. The porous layer may be adapted for bonding non-metallic coating, including drug eluting polymeric coatings. A porous layer may have a random pore structure or an oriented or directional grain porous structure. The medical device may be a vascular stent having at least one porous layer adapted to resist stenosis or cellular proliferation.

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  • MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.;UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hudson, Matthew S Charlottesville, US 7 650
Looi, Kareen Charlottesville, US 19 1437
Lye, Whye-Kei Charlottesville, US 18 1265
Owens, Gary K Earlysville, US 12 697
Spradlin, Joshua Charlottesville, US 13 1040
Wamhoff, Brian R Charlottesville, US 22 568

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