Patent Application: US-50774306-A

Abstract:
the present invention relates to a system and device for preventing stenosis and / or restenosis after an invasive procedure in a body vessel or cavity having an inner wall surface , the system comprising inserting a device coated with a growth arresting , lipid - derived , bioactive substance at a desired location along the inner wall surface of the body vessel or cavity . the present invention provides for the use of c - jun aminoterminal kinase inhibitor and certain analogs as restenosis inhibitors , incorporated into a stent .

Description:
the present invention is based on the discovery that when one or more jnk inhibitor is incorporated into a stent to be administered through elution to a mammal that has suffered a vascular trauma , such as the trauma that can occur during conventional balloon angioplasty procedures or stent implantation , restenosis of the injured vessel is reduced or eliminated . the jnk inhibitor may be incorporated into a stent using a polymeric matrix that is used to coat the stent body , in accordance with designs known and used in the art . as the jnk inhibitor used in accordance with the present invention includes pyrazoloanthrone and derivatives thereof , one may use any polymer or combinations thereof adapted to contain and elute substances of this type . suitable polymers may include hydrophobic polymers or mixtures of polymers or co - polymers having some hydrophobic character . examples include a pegylated styrenic block copolymer matrix as described in u . s . pat . no . 6 , 918 , 929 , hereby incorporated herein by reference . the concentration of the pyrazoloanthrone or derivative may be provided in the polymeric matrix so as to provide an effective dosage to tissue in the region of the stent site . the drug - polymer coating may comprise between 0 . 5 percent and 50 percent of the pyrazoloanthrone or derivative by weight . the drug - polymer coating typically has a thickness between 0 . 5 microns and 20 microns on the stent surface . in the preferred embodiment , the stent of the present invention is provided with sufficient jnk inhibitor ( i . e ., an inhibitor of either jnk1 or jnk2 ) sufficient to provide and i . c . 50 level ; an amount sufficient to inhibit 50 % of the jnk enzyme . it is also preferred that the stent contain at least one additional active ingredient selected from the group consisting of antiproliferatives , most preferably at levels lower than that used in current stent formulations . the stent may also contain additional anti - inflammatory agents . one of the advantages of this embodiment is that lower levels of those active ingredients , such as antiproliferatives , may be used in combination while lowering the overall toxic effect of the stent . the combination of the jnk inhibitor ( s ) with an antiproliferative will be able to achieve better results that the use of the jnk inhibitor ( s ) alone , while having overall reduced toxicity associated higher dosage levels of antiproliferatives as in current stent formulations . the preferred concentration of the jnk inhibitor is that effective to provide a concentration in the range of from about 5 to about 10 nanograms per milliliter at the site of the stent . the methods and devices described above can be accomplished with many embodiments of stents . additionally , many stent materials and ancillary drug compounds may be substituted for the supplementary drugs described . thus , while the preferred embodiments of the devices and methods have been described in reference to the environment in which they were developed , they are merely illustrative of the principles of the inventions . other embodiments and configurations may be devised without departing from the spirit of the inventions and the scope of the appended claims . 1 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 906 , 050 substituted porphyrin and azaporphyrin derivatives and their use in photodynamic therapy , radioimaginq and mri diagnosis 2 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 827 , 926 metallotetrapyrrolic photosensitizing agents for use in photodynamic therapy 3 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 824 , 561 implantable system with drug - eluting cells for on - demand local drug delivery 4 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 716 , 242 pulmonary vein stent and method for use 5 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 624 , 138 drug - loaded biological material chemically treated with genipin 6 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 206 , 914 implantable system with drug - eluting cells for on - demand local drug delivery 7 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 103 , 705 pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound having anti - xa activity and a platelet aggregation antagonist compound 8 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 470 , 307 catheter system for controllably releasing a therapeutic agent at a remote tissue site 1 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 064 , 211 hemiasterlin derivatives and uses thereof 2 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 852 , 712 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 3 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 846 , 815 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 4 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 821 , 962 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 5 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 696 , 434 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 6 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 528 , 526 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 7 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 524 , 347 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 8 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 482 , 834 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 9 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 245 , 760 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 10 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 180 , 632 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 11 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 159 , 978 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56 . sup . lck tyrosine kinases 12 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 470 , 307 catheter system for controllably releasing a therapeutic agent at a remote tissue site 1 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 074 , 401 methods , devices , and compositions for lysis of occlusive blood clots while sparing wound sealing clots 2 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 070 , 616 implantable valvular prosthesis 3 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 064 , 211 hemiasterlin derivatives and uses thereof 4 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 063 , 884 stent coating 5 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 063 , 720 covered stent with controlled therapeutic agent diffusion 6 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 056 , 591 hydrophobic biologically absorbable coatings for drug delivery devices and methods for fabricating the same 7 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 056 , 339 drug delivery platform 8 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 056 , 338 therapeutic agent delivery device with controlled therapeutic agent release rates 9 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 055 , 237 method of forming a drug eluting stent 10 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 052 , 516 spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and deformable spinal disc annulus stent 11 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 052 , 513 three - dimensional braided covered stent 12 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 048 , 962 stent coating device 13 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 048 , 714 drug eluting medical device with an expandable portion for drug release 14 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 041 , 127 textured and drug eluting coronary artery stent 15 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 040 , 485 method and apparatus for packaging a drug - device combination product 16 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 037 , 332 medical device with coating that promotes endothelial cell adherence 17 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 029 , 493 stent with enhanced crossability 18 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 026 , 356 fatty acid analogues for the treatment of diseases caused by the pathological proliferation of smooth muscle cells 19 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 026 , 355 use of rhein or diacerhein compounds for the treatment or prevention of vascular diseases 20 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 022 , 372 compositions for coating implantable medical devices 21 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 011 , 643 grafted network incorporating a multiple channel fluid flow connector 22 d516 , 723 stent wall structure 23 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 008 , 667 bioactive agent release coating 24 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 008 , 411 method and apparatus for treating vulnerable plaque 25 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 008 , 397 cardiac implant and methods 26 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 005 , 137 coating for implantable medical devices 27 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 004 , 970 methods and devices for spinal disc annulus reconstruction and repair 28 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 001 , 421 stent with phenoxy primer coating 29 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 996 , 952 method for improving stability and effectivity of a drug - device combination product 30 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 991 , 617 vascular treatment method and device 31 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 991 , 615 grafted network incorporating a multiple channel fluid flow connector 32 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 986 , 751 grafted network incorporating a multiple channel fluid flow connector 33 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 971 , 998 implant delivery catheter system and methods for its use 34 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 971 , 813 contact coating of prostheses 35 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 970 , 742 method for detecting , diagnosing , and treating cardiovascular disease 36 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 951 , 053 method of manufacturing a prosthesis 37 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 939 , 863 prevention of atherosclerosis and restenosis 38 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 939 , 376 drug - delivery endovascular stent and method for treating restenosis 39 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 939 , 345 method for reducing restenosis in the presence of an intravascular stent 40 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 936 , 065 stent delivery system having a fixed guidewire 41 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 932 , 091 method for surgically restoring coronary blood vessels 42 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 926 , 919 method for fabricating a coating for a medical device 43 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 918 , 929 drug - polymer coated stent with pegylated styrenic block copolymers 44 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 906 , 050 substituted porphyrin and azaporphyrin derivatives and their use in photodynamic therapy , radioimaging and mri diagnosis 45 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 904 , 658 process for forming a porous drug delivery layer 46 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 890 , 546 medical devices containing rapamycin analogs 47 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 860 , 851 vulnerable plague diagnosis and treatment 48 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 852 , 712 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 49 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 852 , 123 micro structure stent configurations 50 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 846 , 815 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 51 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 830 , 747 biodegradable copolymers linked to segment with a plurality of functional groups 52 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 827 , 926 metallotetrapyrrolic photosensitizing agents for use in photodynamic therapy 53 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 824 , 561 implantable system with drug - eluting cells for on - demand local drug delivery 54 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 824 , 559 ethylene - carboxyl copolymers as drug delivery matrices 55 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 821 , 962 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 56 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 818 , 016 methods for coating stents with dna and expression of recombinant genes from dna coated stents in vivo 57 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 805 , 898 surface features of an implantable medical device 58 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 805 , 876 phosphate based biodegradable polymers 59 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 797 , 727 use of rhein or diacerhein compounds for the treatment or prevention of vascular diseases 60 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 783 , 793 selective coating of medical devices 61 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 764 , 507 expandable medical device with improved spatial distribution 62 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 764 , 505 variable surface area stent 63 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 761 , 734 segmented balloon catheter for stenting bifurcation lesions 64 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 746 , 481 implatable device including a polyamino acid component 65 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 726 , 923 apparatus and methods for preventing or treating failure of hemodialysis vascular access and other vascular grafts 66 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 725 , 901 methods of manufacture of fully consolidated or porous medical devices 67 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 716 , 444 barriers for polymer - coated implantable medical devices and methods for making the same 68 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 716 , 242 pulmonary vein stent and method for use 69 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 712 , 767 ultrasonic imaging devices and methods of fabrication 70 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 702 , 850 multi - coated drug - eluting stent for antithrombosis and antirestenosis 71 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 696 , 434 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 72 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 689 , 803 compositions and methods for treating surgical adhesions 73 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 656 , 216 composite stent with regioselective material 74 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 648 , 881 method for reducing arterial restenosis in the presence of an intravascular stent 75 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 635 , 070 apparatus and methods for capturing particulate material within blood vessels 76 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 635 , 027 method and apparatus for intramural delivery of a substance 77 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 626 , 940 medical device activation system 78 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 626 , 939 stent - graft with bioabsorbable structural support 79 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 624 , 138 drug - loaded biological material chemically treated with genipin 80 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 623 , 521 expandable stent with sliding and locking radial elements 81 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 620 , 194 drug coating with topcoat 82 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 592 , 617 three - dimensional braided covered stent 83 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 537 , 247 shrouded strain relief medical balloon device and method of use 84 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 537 , 195 combination x - ray radiation and drug delivery devices and methods for inhibiting hyperplasia 85 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 528 , 526 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 86 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 524 , 347 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 87 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 519 , 488 method and system for reducing arterial restenosis in the presence of an intravascular stent 88 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 515 , 016 composition and methods of paclitaxel for treating psoriasis 89 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 511 , 507 article with biocompatible coating 90 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 500 , 859 method for treating atherosclerosis or restenosis using microtubule stabilizing agent 91 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 495 , 579 method for treating multiple sclerosis 92 re37 , 933 viral vectors and their use for treating hyperproliferative disorders , in particular restenosis 93 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 482 , 834 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 94 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 478 , 776 implant delivery catheter system and methods for its use 95 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 429 , 232 method of treating atherosclerosis or restenosis using microtubule stabilizing agent 96 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 428 , 569 micro structure stent configurations 97 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 417 , 232 fatty acid analogues for the treatment of primary and secondary restenosis 98 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 403 , 635 method of treating atherosclerosis or restenosis using microtubule stabilizing agent 99 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 395 , 023 prosthesis with biodegradable surface coating and method for making same 100 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 378 , 218 methods and apparatus for making a drug infusion device 101 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 342 , 068 three - dimensional braided stent 102 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 340 , 367 radiopaque markers and methods of using the same 103 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 317 , 615 method and system for reducing arterial restenosis in the presence of an intravascular stent 104 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 284 , 305 drug coating with topcoat 105 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 251 , 135 radiopaque marker system and method of use 106 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 245 , 760 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 107 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 245 , 103 bioabsorbable self - expanding stent 108 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 218 , 016 lubricious , drug - accommodating coating 109 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 206 , 914 implantable system with drug - eluting cells for on - demand local drug delivery 110 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 200 , 302 hypodermic needle for percutaneous drug delivery 111 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 180 , 632 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56lck tyrosine kinases 112 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 174 , 330 bioabsorbable marker having radiopaque constituents 113 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 159 , 978 quinoline and quinoxaline compounds which inhibit platelet - derived growth factor and / or p56 . sup . lck tyrosine kinases 114 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 159 , 488 intracoronary stents containing quinazolinone derivatives 115 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 120 , 536 medical devices with long term non - thrombogenic coatings 116 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 103 , 705 pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound having anti - xa activity and a platelet aggregation antagonist compound 117 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 099 , 562 drug coating with topcoat 118 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 080 , 190 intraluminal stent 119 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 004 , 346 intralumenal drug eluting prosthesis 120 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 997 , 468 intraluminal drug eluting prosthesis method 121 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 980 , 564 bioabsorbable implantable endoprosthesis with reservoir 122 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 980 , 551 composition and method for making a biodegradable drug delivery stent 123 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 968 , 091 stents and stent grafts having enhanced hoop strength and methods of making the same 124 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 957 , 971 intraluminal stent 125 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 951 , 586 intraluminal stent 126 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 900 , 433 vascular treatment method and apparatus 127 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 893 , 840 releasable microcapsules on balloon catheters 128 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 893 , 839 timed - release localized drug delivery by percutaneous administration 129 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 871 , 535 intralumenal drug eluting prosthesis 130 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 851 , 521 viral vectors and their use for treating hyperproliferative disorders , in particular restenosis 131 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 851 , 231 intralumenal drug eluting prosthesis 132 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 851 , 217 intralumenal drug eluting prosthesis 133 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 849 , 034 intraluminal stent 134 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 837 , 008 intravascular stent and method 135 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 824 , 048 method for delivering a therapeutic substance to a body lumen 136 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 800 , 507 intraluminal stent 137 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 799 , 384 intravascular radially expandable stent 138 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 779 , 732 method and apparatus for implanting a film with an expandable stent 139 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 776 , 184 intravascular stent and method 140 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 725 , 567 method of making a intralumenal drug eluting prosthesis 141 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 718 , 159 process for manufacturing three - dimensional braided covered stent 142 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 697 , 967 drug eluting stent 143 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 681 , 278 coronary vasculature treatment method 144 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 679 , 400 intravascular stent and method 145 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 651 , 174 intravascular radially expandable stent 146 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 634 , 895 apparatus and method for transpericardial delivery of fluid 147 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 628 , 785 bioelastomeric stent 148 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 624 , 411 intravascular stent and method 149 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 616 , 608 method of treating atherosclerosis or restenosis using microtubule stabilizing agent 150 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 613 , 981 bidirectional dual sinusoidal helix stent 151 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 599 , 352 method of making a drug eluting stent 152 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 591 , 227 drug eluting stent 153 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 591 , 224 bioelastomeric stent 154 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 571 , 166 method of making an intraluminal stent 155 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 554 , 182 method for preventing restenosis 156 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 545 , 208 intralumenal drug eluting prosthesis 157 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 510 , 077 method of making an intraluminal stent 158 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 470 , 307 catheter system for controllably releasing a therapeutic agent at a remote tissue site 159 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 464 , 650 intravascular stent and method 160 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 443 , 496 intravascular radially expandable stent 161 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 370 , 614 method for making a drug delivery balloon catheter 162 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 324 , 261 drug delivery balloon catheter with line of weakness 163 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 282 , 823 intravascular radially expandable stent 164 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 102 , 402 releasable coatings on balloon catheters 1 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 070 , 616 implantable valvular prosthesis 2 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 063 , 884 stent coating 3 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 063 , 720 covered stent with controlled therapeutic agent diffusion 4 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 056 , 339 drug delivery platform 5 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 055 , 237 method of forming a drug eluting stent 6 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 052 , 516 spinal disc annulus reconstruction method and deformable spinal disc annulus stent 7 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 048 , 962 stent coating device 8 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 041 , 127 textured and drug eluting coronary artery stent 9 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 037 , 332 medical device with coating that promotes endothelial cell adherence 10 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 029 , 493 stent with enhanced crossability 11 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 005 , 137 coating for implantable medical devices 12 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 004 , 970 methods and devices for spinal disc annulus reconstruction and repair 13 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 001 , 421 stent with phenoxy primer coating 14 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 991 , 617 vascular treatment method and device 15 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 939 , 376 drug - delivery endovascular stent and method for treating restenosis 16 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 939 , 345 method for reducing restenosis in the presence of an intravascular stent 17 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 936 , 065 stent delivery system having a fixed guidewire 18 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 932 , 091 method for surgically restoring coronary blood vessels 19 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 918 , 929 drug - polymer coated stent with pegylated styrenic block copolymers 20 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 904 , 658 process for forming a porous drug delivery layer 21 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 824 , 559 ethylene - carboxyl copolymers as drug delivery matrices 22 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 805 , 898 surface features of an implantable medical device 23 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 764 , 505 variable surface area stent 24 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 716 , 242 pulmonary vein stent and method for use 25 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 702 , 850 multi - coated drug - eluting stent for antithrombosis and antirestenosis 26 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 656 , 216 composite stent with regioselective material 27 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 648 , 881 method for reducing arterial restenosis in the presence of an intravascular stent 28 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 626 , 939 stent - graft with bioabsorbable structural support 29 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 623 , 521 expandable stent with sliding and locking radial elements 30 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 537 , 195 combination x - ray radiation and drug delivery devices and methods for inhibiting hyperplasia 31 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 519 , 488 method and system for reducing arterial restenosis in the presence of an intravascular stent 32 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 317 , 615 method and system for reducing arterial restenosis in the presence of an intravascular stent 33 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 245 , 103 bioabsorbable self - expanding stent 34 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 159 , 488 intracoronary stents containing quinazolinone derivatives 35 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 120 , 536 medical devices with long term non - thrombogenic coatings 36 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 080 , 190 intraluminal stent 37 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 980 , 551 composition and method for making a biodegradable drug delivery stent 38 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 968 , 091 stents and stent grafts having enhanced hoop strength and methods of making the same 39 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 957 , 971 intraluminal stent 40 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 951 , 586 intraluminal stent 41 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 893 , 840 releasable microcapsules on balloon catheters 42 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 849 , 034 intraluminal stent 43 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 837 , 008 intravascular stent and method 44 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 824 , 048 method for delivering a therapeutic substance to a body lumen 45 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 800 , 507 intraluminal stent 46 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 799 , 384 intravascular radially expandable stent 47 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 779 , 732 method and apparatus for implanting a film with an expandable stent 48 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 776 , 184 intravascular stent and method 49 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 697 , 967 drug eluting stent 50 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 679 , 400 intravascular stent and method 51 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 651 , 174 intravascular radially expandable stent 52 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 628 , 785 bioelastomeric stent 53 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 624 , 411 intravascular stent and method 54 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 613 , 981 bidirectional dual sinusoidal helix stent 55 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 599 , 352 method of making a drug eluting stent 56 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 591 , 227 drug eluting stent 57 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 591 , 224 bioelastomeric stent 58 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 571 , 166 method of making an intraluminal stent 59 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 554 , 182 method for preventing restenosis 60 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 510 , 077 method of making an intraluminal stent 61 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 464 , 650 intravascular stent and method 62 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 443 , 496 intravascular radially expandable stent 63 u . s . pat . no . 5 , 282 , 823 intravascular radially expandable stent 1 u . s . pat . no . 7 , 067 , 111 t ethylenedicysteine ( ec )- drug conjugates , compositions and methods for tissue specific disease imaging 2 u . s . pat . no . 6 , 998 , 475 t variants of traf2 which act as an inhibitor of tnf - 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