STENT-BASED DELIVERY OF STATINS TO PREVENT RESTENOSIS - Patent 1383447

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EP 1 383 447 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	28.01.2004 Bulletin 2004/05

(21)	Application number: 02728802.6

(22)	Date of filing: 18.04.2002

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61F 2/06

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2002/012120

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/087472 (07.11.2002 Gazette 2002/45)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

27.04.2001 US 286519 P

(71)	Applicant: The Medstar Research Institute
	Washington, DC 20010 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	EPSTEIN, Stephen, E. Rockville, MD 20852 (US) FUCHS, Shmuel Rockville, MD 20852 (US) STABILE, Eugenio Washington, DC 20009 (US)

(74)	Representative: Maschio, Antonio, Dr. et al
	D Young & Co,21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA London EC4A 1DA (GB)

(54)	STENT-BASED DELIVERY OF STATINS TO PREVENT RESTENOSIS