Medical device with porous surface for controlled drug release and method of making the same
CA 2579524 A1 · Owner: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · Inventors: Ding, Ni
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The medical devices of the invention comprise a portion having a porous surface for release of at least one biologically active agent therefrom. The porous surface is made of a material such as a polymer having a plurality of voids. To load the porous surface with a biologically active agent or drug, an electrophoresis method is employed. In this method, a device having a porous surface is placed into a drug solution or suspension, along with an electrode. An electric current is applied to the device and electrode. Under such a current, the drug, which has a positive or negative charge will be loaded into the pores or voids of the porous surface.
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- Filed July 6, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 6, 2019.
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