Patent ID: 8323678

Claim:
A stent comprising: a stent body that is fabricated of a composition, coated with one or more layers of the composition, or both, the composition comprising: about 1 to about 5 wt % poly[L-lactide-co-(3,6-dialkyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione)] as a blend with about 75 to about 90 wt % poly(L-lactide) and about 9 to about 20 wt % poly(3,6-dialkyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione), wherein: the poly[L-lactide-co-(3,6-dialkyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione)] is a random or a block copolymer; the poly[L-lactide-co-(3,6-dialkyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione)] is about10 to 50 mol % 3,6-dialkyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione-derived constitutional unit; the alkyl groups of the poly[L-lactide-co-(3,6-dialkyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione)] are the same; those like alkyl groups are the same as or different from the alkyl groups of the poly(3,6-dialkyl-1,4-dioxane-2,5-dione), which alkyl groups are likewise the same; and the alkyl groups are selected from the group consisting of 2C-20C straight or branched chain alkyl and 3C-6C cycloalkyl.