EP 2744530 A4 20150429 - GROOVED DRUG-ELUTING MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME

Title (en)

GROOVED DRUG-ELUTING MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME

Title (de)

GERILLTE WIRKSTOFFFREISETZENDE MEDIZINISCHE VORRICHTUNGEN UND HERSTELLUNGSVERFAHREN DAFÜR

Title (fr)

DISPOSITIFS MÉDICAUX CANNELÉS D'ÉLUTION DE MÉDICAMENTS ET PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION DE CEUX-CI

Publication

EP 2744530 A4 20150429 (EN)

Application

EP 12833696 A 20120816

Priority

US 201113213973 A 20110819
US 2012051198 W 20120816

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013043283A2] The invention relates to methods and apparatus for manufacturing implantable medical devices, such as intravascular stents, wherein the medical device has a surface treated to promote the migration of endothelial cells onto the surface of the medical device. In particular, the surface of the medical device has at least one groove formed therein, the at least one groove may have a drug-eluting polymer disposed therein or a drug-eluting polymer coating may be provided on the surface of the medical device and grooves formed in the drug eluting polymer coating.

IPC 8 full level

A61F 2/82 (2013.01); A61L 27/04 (2006.01); A61L 27/14 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61L 31/16 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0068 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

[XI] WO 0247581 A1 20020620 - NAGARADA GADDE BADARI NARAYAN [IN]
[XI] US 2003105512 A1 20030605 - KANESAKA NOZOMU [US]
[XI] US 2002193336 A1 20021219 - ELKINS CHRISTOPHER J [US], et al
[A] US 2010209471 A1 20100819 - WEBER JAN [NL]
[A] WO 0189420 A2 20011129 - ADVANCED BIO PROSTHETIC SURFAC [US], et al
See references of WO 2013043283A2

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2013043283 A2 20130328; WO 2013043283 A3 20130516; AU 2012312964 A1 20140327; AU 2017201142 A1 20170309; CA 2845808 A1 20130328; CN 104053457 A 20140917; EP 2744530 A2 20140625; EP 2744530 A4 20150429; JP 2014524314 A 20140922; MX 2014001915 A 20140501

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2012051198 W 20120816; AU 2012312964 A 20120816; AU 2017201142 A 20170220; CA 2845808 A 20120816; CN 201280049561 A 20120816; EP 12833696 A 20120816; JP 2014526223 A 20120816; MX 2014001915 A 20120816