Patent ID: 8889170
Filing Date: 2014-11-18
Classification: A61K,A61L,A61P

Abstract:
1. An implantable device comprising a coating deposited thereon, the coating comprising a PLGA-PEG-PLGA triblock copolymer; wherein PLGA in the PLGA-PEG-PLGA triblock copolymer is a block of poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) and PEG in the PLGA-PEG-PLGA triblock copolymer is a block of poly(ethylene glycol); wherein the PLGA-PEG-PLGA triblock copolymer has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) from about 50KD to about 200KD and comprises: wherein the PLGA-PEG-PLGA triblock copolymer breaks into fragments upon exposure of the coating to a physiological environment.