Patent ID: 7998195

Claim:
A stent comprising: an abluminal surface; and a plurality of discrete islands of first material deposited on the abluminal surface, wherein each of the islands of first material has an outer surface and each of the islands comprises: an inner section of first material having an inner height L 1 extending outwardly from the abluminal surface; and an outer section of first material disposed about the inner section and having an outer height L 2 extending outwardly from the abluminal surface, wherein the outer surface of each island is defined at least by the inner height of the inner section and the outer height of the outer section, wherein the first material comprises a first polymer and a first drug, wherein the outer height L 2 is greater than the inner height L 1 , and wherein the first drug is released from the outer section of first material at a first rate of release, and the first drug is released from the inner section of first material at a second rate of release, wherein the second rate is greater than the first rate.