Patent ID: 11903851
Assignee: Q3 MEDICAL DEVICES LIMITED
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 0:
1. A method for producing a biodegradable in vivo supporting device, comprising,
(a) producing a biodegradable metal scaffold, wherein the biodegradable metal scaffold comprises metal struts; and
(b) coating at least a portion of said biodegradable metal scaffold with a biodegradable polymer coating so that the biodegradable polymer coating coats the metal struts of the biodegradable metal scaffold but does not cover openings between struts, thereby forming coated metal struts; and
wherein said biodegradable polymer coating has a degradation rate that is different than the degradation rate of the biodegradable metal scaffold, and
(c) fully encapsulating the struts from the biodegradable metal scaffold with the biodegradable polymer coating; and
(d) fully covering the coated struts and openings therebetween with a biodegradable polymer coating.