Method of treating vascular disease in diabetic patients

The present invention relates to the treatment of vascular disease in a diabetic patient using a drug-eluting implantable medical device that releases everolimus from three distinctly loaded drug reservoir layers wherein at least one of the layers comprises at least 200 μg/cm2 of everolimus and furt...

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Main Author HOSSAINY SYED F. A
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 23.06.2015
Subjects
BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS
DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS
FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
FIRST-AID KITS
FOMENTATION
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
PROSTHESES
TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Summary:The present invention relates to the treatment of vascular disease in a diabetic patient using a drug-eluting implantable medical device that releases everolimus from three distinctly loaded drug reservoir layers wherein at least one of the layers comprises at least 200 μg/cm2 of everolimus and further wherein the everolimus is the only therapeutic agent in the layers or the layers or any combination thereof further comprise an anti-inflammatory agent or an RGD peptide or both.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213668019