Patent ID: 8961591
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61F,A61L

Abstract:
1. A biocompatible stent comprising a base coat adhered to the stent, and optionally a top coat, wherein the stent has a radial recoil of less than 10%, is expandable rapidly in viva using a balloon pressure of 4 to 16 bar without cracking of the stent or stent base coat, or other mechanical failure, does not exhibit any significant creep at 100 mmHg for 7 days, does not shorten significantly upon expansion; and has struts, constructed with smooth strut edges with strut thicknesses of less than 300 microns, and wherein the base coat comprises a blend of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate (P(4HB)) and poly(L-lactide) (PLLA), and one or more nanoparticulate or microparticulate agents.