Patent ID: 7413746

Claim:
A method for coating an implantable medical device, the method comprising applying a polymeric layer on at least a portion of the device, and forming a self-assembled monolayer of molecules of an organic or elemento-organic substance on the polymeric layer; wherein the polymeric layer consists of a polymer selected from the group consisting of poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) (EVAL), poly(methyl methacrylate-co-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PMMA-HEMA), poly(ethyl methacrylate-co-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PEMA-HEMA), and poly(butyl methacrylate-co-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) (PBMA-HEMA); and wherein the self-assembled monolayer has a thickness from about 10 Å to 40 Å.