Patent ID: 9199008
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A61F,A61K,A61L,B05D

Abstract:
1. A method for manufacturing a stent, the method comprising: Forming a prohealing coating above an inner surface of a tube, the prohealing coating comprising a prohealing agent that promotes cell growth, followed by; Forming a stent comprising a pattern of struts from the tube by laser cutting the pattern of the struts in the tube; and Forming an antiproliferative coating above an abluminal surface of the stent formed by the laser cutting, the abluminal coating of the stent comprising an antiproliferative active agent, wherein forming the antiproliferative coating comprises masking a luminal surface of the stent with a cylindrical member, and applying a coating material to the abluminal surface of the stent, the coating material comprising the antiproliferative active agent.