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  • Medical devices having porous regions for controlled therapeutic agent exposure or delivery
    Patent number: 7666179
    Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, implantable or insertable medical devices are provided which contain the following: (a) one or more porous regions comprising pores and (b) one or more therapeutic agents which are (i) contained within the porous region, (ii) disposed beneath the porous region, or (iii) both. Moreover, the porous regions are capable of undergoing a change in configuration, such that the pores undergo a change in configuration, upon subjecting the porous regions to activating stimuli.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Barron Tenney, Michael N. Helmus, Yixin Xu