Patent ID: 9204981
Filing Date: 2015-12-08
Classification: A61F,A61L,B05D,B29C,B29K,B29L

Abstract:
1. A method of fabricating a stent, comprising: thermally treating a stent having a stent body including a composition applied to a surface of the stent body, the composition comprising a solvent and a first bioabsorbable polymer, wherein the stent body comprises a second bioabsorbable polymer, wherein a glass transition temperature (Tg) of the first bioabsorbable polymer is greater than human body temperature, wherein a process temperature of the thermal treatment is 15 to 20 deg C. above the Tg of the first bioabsorbable polymer, wherein a duration of the thermal treatment is 2 to 5 min; and crimping the thermally treated stent onto a catheter so that it can be delivered to and deployed at a treatment site in a blood vessel.