Patent ID: 6852122

Claim:
A system for bypassing an aneurysm comprising: at least one prosthesis for establishing a fluid flow path through an aneurysmal section of artery: an anchoring element operatively associated with the at least one prosthesis for securing and sealing the at least one prosthesis upstream of the aneurismal section of artery, the anchoring element including a support lattice and a sealing material covering the support lattice, the sealing material impeding blood flow around the anchoring element, a biocompatible vehicle affixed to at least one of the anchoring element and the at least one prosthesis, the biocompatible vehicle comprises a polyfluoro copolymer comprising polymerized residue of a first moiety selected from the group consisting of vinylidenefluoride and tetrafluoroethylene, and polymerized residue of a second moiety other than the first moiety and which is copolymerized with the first moiety, thereby producing the polyfluoro copolymer, wherein the relative amounts of the polymerized residue of the first moiety and the polymerized residue of the second moiety are effective to produce the biocompatible vehicle with properties effective for use in coating implantable medical devices when the coated medical device is subjected to a predetermined maximum temperature, and a solvent in which the polyfluoro copolymer is substantially soluble; and at least one agent in therapeutic dosages incorporated into the biocompatible material for the promotion of a wound healing response.