Patent ID: 7875073

Claim:
An implantable device which is a drug-eluting stent, comprising a coating that comprises a bioactive agent and a block copolymer, the block copolymer comprising a fluorinated block and at least one non-fluorinated block, wherein the fluorinated block is a poly(fluoroalkene) having repeating units of the following structure: wherein the non-fluorinated block has repeating units of the following structure: wherein R 1 is selected from the group consisting of —CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , -phenyl, naphthyl, —COOR 3 , and —CONR 3 R 4 ; wherein R 2 is selected from the group consisting of —H, —CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , -phenyl, and naphthyl; wherein R 3 and R 4 are selected from the group consisting of —CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 CH 3 , —CH 2 CH 2 OH, and -PEG; wherein n is a positive integer; and wherein m is a positive integer.