THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERY DEVICE WITH CONTROLLED THERAPEUTIC AGENT RELEASE RATES

• Main Authors: SHANLEY, JOHN, F, PARKER, THEODORE, J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 20.02.2013
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

A method for preparing an implantable medical device comprises providing an implantable medical device with a plurality of holes; loading into the plurality of holes an amount of a therapeutic agent, which amount is sufficient to form a therapeutic agent layer; loading into the plurality of holes an...