Stent having drug crystals thereon
CA 2353606 A1 · Owner: Boston Scientific Limited · Inventors: Schwarz, Marlene; Palasis, Maria
Overview
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A medical device for insertion into a mammalian body wherein the medical , device has a crystalline therapeutic agent thereon. Also provided is a method of delivering a therapeutic agent to a target location within a mammalian body. The method comprises the steps of placing crystals of the therapeutic agent on a medical device, and delivering the medical device to the target location.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed November 17, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended November 17, 2019.
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