Patent ID: 9248218
Filing Date: 2016-02-02
CPC Classification: A61F,A61K,A61L,B29C,B29K,B29L,C08G,C08J,C08L,C09D,C09J

Claim Text:
1. A stent for treating a diseased section of a blood vessel, comprising a polymeric scaffolding comprising poly(L-lactide) and between 0.05 to 0.5 wt % L-lactide monomer mixed, dispersed, or dissolved within the poly(L-lactide), wherein the crystallinity of the poly(L-lactide) is between 20-50%, and wherein the number average molecular weight of the poly(L-lactide) is between 60,000 and 300,000, relative to polystyrene standards, wherein the scaffolding comprises greater than 95 wt % poly(L-lactide).