Patent ID: 8591934
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: A61F,A61K,A61L

Abstract:
1. An implantable device comprising a coating, the coating comprising a conjugate of: a bioactive agent; a linker comprising poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), poly(alkylene oxide), C1-C12 alkyl, C3-C12 cycloalkyl, C3-12 aryl, a peptide, a peptide sequence, a protein, an oligomer of amino acids, succinic anhydride, glutaric anhydride, dimethyl succinic anhydride, methyl glutaric anhydride, a thioester, a disulfide bond, a polylactic acid oligomer, a poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) oligomer, Polycaprolactone oligomer, an ester linkage, or an anhydride linkage; and a copolymer of Formula II: wherein R wherein R wherein n and m are independently mole ratios from about 0.01 to about 0.99, with a proviso that n+m=1; and wherein the linker conjugates the bioactive agent to the copolymer.