Methods for forming stent coatings comprising hydrophilic additives

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9175162
APP PUB NO 20080021008A1
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11903011

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A coating for implantable medical devices and a method for fabricating thereof are disclosed. The coating includes a mixture of a hydrophobic polymer and a polymeric hydrophilic additive, wherein the hydrophobic polymer and the hydrophilic additive form a physically entangled or interpenetrating system.

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ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS INCSANTA CLARA CA

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Pacetti, Stephen D San Jose, US 350 12424
Tang, Yiwen San Jose, US 79 2746

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