Patent ID: 8512734
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: A61L

Abstract:
1. An implantable medical device coated with a composition comprising: a) a coating matrix, and b) particles of one or more molecular sieves, wherein said coating matrix is a silicone matrix or a hydrophobic matrix, wherein said particles of said one or more molecular sieves comprise, within their pores, one or more bioactive agents, wherein the size of said pores of said one or more molecular sieve particles is selected to ensure controlled release rate of said bioactive agent, wherein said bioactive agent comprised within the pores of the molecular sieve is not an inorganic antimicrobial agent, wherein said implantable medical device comprises structural cavities on its inner and/or outer surface, and wherein the surface of said implantable medical device is not coated with said coating composition, with the exception of said structural cavities.