Abstract: A stent for implantation in a vessel is described that is radially expandable, and when expanded in a vessel, lies against the inner wall thereof. The stent is provided with a coating applied to its surface and composed of a bioresorbable oligomeric binding agent and of an active substance (FIG. 1).
Abstract: A device for applying active substances onto surfaces of medical implants, in particular stents, consists of a base station, and of an exchangeable cartridge which can be mounted on the latter. Provided on the cartridge there is a holder for the stents, and a nozzle for spraying the active substance onto the surface of the stent. Provided on the base station there is a drive unit via which the holder and the nozzle are moved relative to one another.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 14, 2005
Date of Patent:
October 23, 2012
Assignee:
Translumina GmbH
Inventors:
Boris Behnisch, Klaus Epple, Siegfried Einhellig
Abstract: A device for applying active substances onto surfaces of medical implants, in particular stents, consists of a base station, and of an exchangeable cartridge which can be mounted on the latter. Provided on the cartridge there is a holder for the stents, and a nozzle for spraying the active substance onto the surface of the stent. Provided on the base station there is a drive unit via which the holder and the nozzle are moved relative to one another.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 14, 2005
Publication date:
June 15, 2006
Applicant:
Translumina GmbH
Inventors:
Boris Behnisch, Klaus Epple, Siegfried Einhellig
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