Patent ID: 8927047
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: A61F,A61L,C08L

Abstract:
1. A method of loading a composition into a structural element of a stent, comprising: providing a stent having a structural element or providing a structural element that is to be used in forming a stent, the structural element defined by a lumen and at least one opening to access the lumen, and the structural element comprising holes; injecting a composition into the opening to fill the lumen, wherein the composition has characteristics such that when the composition is at a temperature of 20° C. to 30° C. and a pressure of one atmosphere, the viscosity of the composition is about 10 cP or greater than 10 cP; and additionally comprising masking at least some of the holes to prevent the composition from escaping out of the holes during the injection process and optionally some time subsequent to the injection process; wherein the holes of the structural element allow discharge of the composition from the structural element after implantation of the stent.