Patent ID: 9327062
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61F,A61L,C08L,C09D

Claim Text:
1. An implantable device comprising a biosoluble body structure and optionally comprising a coating deposited on the body structure of the implantable device, the biosoluble body structure comprising: a complex comprising a polyelectrolyte and a counterion, the polyelectrolyte being poly(2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propane sulfonic acid) (PAMPS), sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK), poly(acryloxyethyltrimethyl ammonium chloride), poly(methacryloxy(2-hydroxy)propyltrimethyl ammonium chloride), or a combination thereof; wherein the implantable device is selected from the group consisting of stents, stent-grafts, catheters, grafts, pacemakers, defibrillators, leads for pacemakers, leads for defibrillators, electrodes for pacemakers, electrodes for defibrillators, artificial heart valves, anastomotic clips, arterial closure devices, patent foramen ovale closure devices, and cerebrospinal fluid shunts.