Patent ID: 8057814
Filing Date: 2011-11-15
Classification: A61F,A61L,A61P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An intravascular stent comprising a metal body having a coating comprising polymer and a restenosis inhibiting agent in which the restenosis inhibiting agent is a sparingly water soluble matrix metallo-proteinase inhibitor (MMPI) and the polymer in the coating is a cross-linked amphiphilic polymer formed from a crosslinkable polymer of formula IX wherein l is 1 to 75, m is 0 to 99, n is 0 to 33 and m+n is 25 to 99, Y CH wherein: R is hydrogen or a C R R A is —O— or —NR K is a group selected from the group consisting of —(CH —(CH —(CH p is from 1 to 12; R B is a straight or branched alkylene (alkanediyl), alkyleneoxaalkylene, alkylene oligo-oxaalkylene chain optionally containing one or more fluorine atoms up to and including perfluorinated chains, or a valence bond; B X is a zwitterionic group; R R