Carbon coating on an implantable device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8128688
APP PUB NO 20070298354A1
SERIAL NO

11820560

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A carbon coating on a stent having a bioactive agent covalently attached thereto and methods of making the same are described. The covalent attachment may be achieved via a photo-reactive chemical or a thermo-reactive chemical. In some embodiments, the carbon coating includes a diamond-like material. The bioactive agent may be heparin or superoxide dismutase enzyme or a mimetic thereof.

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  • ABBOTT CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ding, Ni San Jose, US 133 11335
Michal, Gene San Francisco, US 22 704
Pacetti, Stephen D San Jose, US 350 12431

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