Patent ID: 8512735

Claim:
A method for fabricating a stent comprising: forming a suspension solution including a fluid, a biodegradable polymer, and bioceramic particles, wherein the polymer is dissolved in the fluid, and wherein the bioceramic particles are dispersed in the solution; combining the suspension solution with a second fluid, wherein the second fluid is a poor solvent for the polymer; and allowing at least some of the polymer to precipitate upon combining the suspension solution with the second fluid, wherein at least some of the bioceramic particles precipitate with the precipitated polymer to form a composite mixture; mixing the composite mixture with a second biodegradable polymer to form a second composite mixture, the bioceramic particles being dispersed within the second composite mixture by the mixing; and fabricating a scaffolding including a pattern of interconnecting struts from the second composite mixture, wherein the second composite mixture is between 0.01% and 10% bioceramic particles by weight as compared to the polymers of the composite.