Coated medical devices for abluminal drug delivery

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8431149
APP PUB NO 20080241218A1
SERIAL NO

12072672

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The invention relates generally to an implantable medical device for delivering a therapeutic agent to the body tissue of a patient, and a method for making such a medical device. In particular, the invention pertains to an implantable stent, such as an intravascular stent, having a coating comprising an inorganic or ceramic oxide, metal or inert carbon and a plurality of reservoirs in such material that contain a therapeutic agent.

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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED INCONE SCIMED PLACE MAPLE GROVE MN 55311-1566

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Flanagan, Aiden Kilcolgan, IE 147 2748
Heaney, Barry Ballbilit, IE 8 339
Malone, Anthony Oranmore, IE 23 484
McMorrow, David Fort Lorenzo, IE 23 692
O'Connor, Tim Claregalway, IE 83 1390

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