Patent ID: 7026355

Claim:
A medical device, comprising a structure and a surface, wherein said medical device is coated, imbedded, or impregnated with an agent selected from the group consisting of rhein, diacerhein, analogs of rhein, analogs of diacerhein, homologues of rhein, homologues of diacerhein, derivatives of rhein, derivatives of diacerhein, salts of rhein, salts of diacerhein, esters of rhein, esters of diacerhein, amides of rhein, amides of diacerhein, prodrugs of rhein and prodrugs of diacerhein and wherein said medical device is selected from the group consisting of an implant, a stent, a stent graft, a vascular graft, an indwelling catheter, sutures, a catheter, local delivery balloon and a prosthesis and wherein said agent is effective for treating or reducing the extent of vascular diseases that cause obstruction of the vascular system.