Patent ID: 8034364
Filing Date: 2011-10-11
Classification: A61L,A61P

Abstract:
1. An implantable medical device, comprising: a device body; an optional primer layer disposed over the device body; a drug reservoir layer disposed over the device body or the primer layer, if opted, wherein the drug reservoir layer comprises one or more therapeutic agents; an optional rate-controlling layer disposed over at least a portion of the drug reservoir layer, if opted; and, an optional top-coat layer disposed as an outermost layer over the device body, the primer layer, if opted, the drug reservoir layer, if opted, or the rate-limiting layer, if opted, wherein: at least one of the layers comprises a poly(ester-amide) having the formula: wherein: m is an integer from 1 to about 200; p is an integer from 1 to about 200; n is an integer from 1 to about 200; r is an integer from 1 to about 3000; M s is a number from 0 to 1, inclusive; t is a number from 0 to 1, inclusive; v is a number from 0 to 1, inclusive; wherein: X has the chemical structure: Y has the chemical structure: Z has the chemical structure: one or more of R