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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Stephen D. Pacetti0
Daniel Castro0
Date of Patent
April 6, 2010
0Patent Application Number
111320480
Date Filed
May 17, 2005
0Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
An implantable medical device, such as a stent, is disclosed. The device includes a substrate and a polymeric layer including poly(methylmethacrylate) or poly(butylmethacrylate) supported by the substrate. The polymeric layer contains rapamycin. A barrier is over at least a portion of the polymeric layer to reduce the rate of release of rapamycin from the implantable medical device. The polymeric layer can additionally include poly(ethylene co-vinyl acetate).
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