Patent ID: 9289537
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61F,A61K,A61L,A61M

Claim Text:
1. A medical device for delivering a therapeutic agent to a tissue, the medical device comprising a coating layer overlying an exterior surface of the medical device, the coating layer consisting essentially of: a hydrophobic therapeutic agent chosen from paclitaxel, rapamycin, doxorubicin, beta-lapachone, vitamin D2, vitamin D3, and combinations thereof; at least one water-soluble first additive selected from the group consisting of PEG fatty esters, gluconolactone, and combinations thereof; and at least one water-insoluble second additive selected from the group consisting of phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine, and combinations thereof.