Patent ID: 8974522
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: A61F,A61L,A61M,A61P

Abstract:
1. A coated medical device, comprising: a vascular stent comprised of a non-porous base material, said base material having a first surface that faces outwardly toward a wall of a vessel when the stent is implanted in the vessel, wherein said first surface has a first surface roughness; a coating adhered directly to said first surface of said base material, the coating have a first coating side adhered directly to said first surface and a second coating side opposite said first coating side and positioned to contact the wall of the vessel when in the stent is implanted in the vessel, with said second coating side having a second surface roughness that is greater than said first surface roughness, and said coating comprising paclitaxel; and said coating being the only coating on the vascular stent.