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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Maria Curcio0
Franco Vallana0
Giovanni Rolando0
Date of Patent
October 27, 2009
0Patent Application Number
104315570
Date Filed
May 7, 2003
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A stent has surface sculpturing, preferably on its outer surface only, having, for example, microspheres, having the function of increasing the actual geometric surface area of the stent, of creating undercuts and roughness to encourage the application of coatings of active or activatable agents, as well as of improving the attachment of the stent to the blood vessel wall.
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